Susan HuntingtonOn March 25, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Centers (CMS) issued its annual report for the 2019 open enrollment in Health Insurance Exchanges. The…
Physicians and Teaching Hospitals Received $8.4 Billion in Payments in 2017
Day PitneyOn June 29, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published data summarizing payments made by drug and medical device companies to physicians and…
NJ Adopts Individual Mandate
On May 30, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law the Health Insurance Market Preservation Act, making New Jersey the second state to adopt…
Survey: Many ACOs Will Leave Program if Required to Assume Risk
According to a recent survey by the National Association of Accountable Care Organizations (NAACOS), most of the ACOs that joined the Medicare Shared Savings Program…
Although the recently passed federal tax reform law included a provision repealing the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) individual mandate in 2019, a number of states…
CMS Revises Next Generation ACO Implementation Publication
On January 23, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published on its Medicare Learning Network a revised “MLN Matters Special Edition Article” covering…
Medical Device, Cadillac Taxes Further Delayed by Shutdown Bill
The stopgap funding bill that ended the brief federal government shutdown included a provision further delaying the 2.3% excise tax on medical device manufacturers that…
CMA Announces New Bundled Payment Model
On January 9, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced the launch of a new voluntary bundled payment model, Bundled Payments for Care Improvement…
CMS Adds Star Ratings to Physician Compare Website
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On December 14, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it added a new feature to its Physician Compare website profile pages:…
HHS Seeks New Ideas for Safe Harbors From Kickbacks Law
A December 27 article in Bloomberg BNA’s Health Care Daily Report and other publications, “HHS Seeks New Ideas for Safe Harbors From Kickbacks Law,” discussed…