CMS announced a call to discuss the non-CB impact of CURES with stakeholders on Thursday, 3/23 at 2p Eastern. According to the CMN announcement, CURES mandates Stakeholder input on the methodology …
The effort to privatize North Carolina’s Medicaid program made its first substantive deadline last week, but Department of Health and Human Services officials warned lawmakers that putting the plan in …
The state’s largest health care systems have been caught in a logistical tug-of-war after legislators proposed a hybrid strategy for handling the biggest piece of Medicaid reform. Do the systems …
With no time to lose, HME industry stakeholders are ready for another run at the competitive bidding program. Legislation in the works by Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., would delay the …
Earlier this month, a bipartisan group, led by U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), introduced a bill in the Senate focused on promoting cost savings and quality care under the Medicare …
A new federal proposal would slash over payments made to Medicare Advantage plans sponsored by employers and unions years after an advisory board recommended the policy. The CMS proposed terminating …
Citing an estimated $500 million loss last year on health insurance plans sold on the Affordable Care Act marketplace, Highmark Inc. said Friday it plans to reduce what it pays …
When is a loss a gain? It seems the answer is when the loss wasn’t nearly as bad as expected. That’s what major health insurers discovered when the Centers for …
