Category: CMS
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Oregon’s troubled health exchange, Oracle begin ‘transition’ agreement; Maryland’s marketplace wrestled with what to do next
Updates on state-based exchanges in Minnesota and Washington as well as news from Wyoming regarding the Medicaid expansion. …read more
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First Edition: March 5, 2014
Today’s headlines include reports about President Barack Obama’s 2015 budget as well as the latest state-level Medicaid expansion developments. …read more
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Highlights: Fla.’s new Medicaid hospital formula; Kan. health coverage, autism bills; Va. hospitals expand in Richmond
A selection of health policy stories from Florida, Kansas, Virginia, California and Georgia. The funding formula in Florida’s Medicaid reform law means hospitals across the state will see millions of dollars in cuts, the Tampa Bay Times reports, while a handful will see funding increase … …read more
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AMA: ICD-10 Contingency Plan Needed
The American Medical Association (AMA), the Chicago-based advocacy group for healthcare providers, is not going down without a fight when it comes to ICD-10. The association released a statement this week that expressed its concern over the lack of a contingency plan in place by the CMS if testing reveals potential problems with the transition…
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President’s budget expected to outline health law spending
President Barack Obama’s proposed budget will lay out steps to prevent illegal immigrants from obtaining Medicare and is expected to lay out how much has been spent to carry out the health law so far. …read more
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House committee wants answers from CMS, OIG on MU payments
The indictment of a former hospital chief financial officer for false Meaningful Use attestation has prompted a Congressional committee to probe deeper into how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services screens providers before doling out incentive dollars. read more …read more
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Majority of Medicare home health beneficiaries are old, poor and more likely to be women
New analyses completed by Avalere Health and Dobson DaVanzo & Associates released today by the Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare find that the majority of Medicare home health beneficiaries and caregivers, both skilled and informal, are women and that Medicare home health beneficiaries are among the most vulnerable of all Medicare beneficiaries. …read more
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In Virginia, budget negotiators still wrestling with Medicaid expansion plan
Virginia legislators must come to terms on the state budget blueprint by the legislative session’s scheduled March 8 conclusion. The expansion debate also stays hot in Utah and Arkansas. …read more
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Costly new hepatitis C drug raises questions about who will pay
The new hepatitis C medication presents a dilemma for Medicaid and other insurers, who must balance the cost against the large numbers of people who might benefit. A single course of treatment costs $84,000. …read more
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State highlights: N.C. Medicaid reform plan unveiled; cutting back Medicaid estate recoveries
A selection of health policy stories from Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, D.C., Florida, New York, and North Carolina. …read more