Category: CMS
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Obama’s $3.7 trillion spending plan would squeeze $370B from Medicare
Despite the White House’s effort to find middle ground, news outlets report that its proposal to raise $580B by limiting tax benefits for top earners is angering some Republicans, while cuts to entitlement programs are angering some Democrats.
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Analysis: 1 in 5 seniors with Medicare Advantage plans receive prescription for high-risk medication
More than 1 in 5 seniors with Medicare Advantage plans received a prescription for a potentially harmful “high risk medication” in 2009, according to a newly published analysis by Brown University public health researchers.
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Q&A: When it Comes to Value-Based Purchasing, For-Profits Ahead of the Pack
Researchers from the Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine recently determined that for-profit hospitals are more likely than nonprofit and public hospitals to receive bonuses under CMS’ Value-Based Purchasing Program. In this exclusive interview, HCI Associate Editor Gabriel Perna spoke with an author of the study to discuss the results and why he thinks policymakers…
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CMS awards thousands of DME contracts as bidding program grows
The CMS awarded thousands of new contracts in Medicare’s competitive-bidding program for medical supplies, an initiative growing substantially in its reach amid persistent criticism from many companies that distribute the products.
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First Edition: April 10, 2013
Today’s headlines include more details and analysis regarding President Barack Obama’s budget plan and how it handles Medicare and other entitlement programs.
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Medicare estimates of potential work savings greatly exaggerated
According to a new study published online in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, any efficiencies in physician interpretation and diagnosis gained when different providers interpret different medical imaging scans performed on the same patient are minute and vary by procedure.
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Some GOP governors see block grant opportunity in Medicaid expansion
Politico reports that some conservatives who have long sought to convert Medicaid into a block grant program see an opening with the health law to move in this direction. Also in the news, states continue to mull how to proceed with this provision of the law.
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Tavenner may gain bipartisan support
President Barack Obama’s nominee to run the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will go before the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday with potential for bipartisan support for her confirmation.
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Viewpoints: Drugging soldiers; GOP opposition to Medicaid expansion strays from party legacy; Health law distorts market
Last year, more active-duty soldiers committed suicide than died in battle. … Worse, according to data not reported on until now, the military evidently responded to stress that afflicts soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan primarily by drugging soldiers on the front lines.
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New medical schools aim at doubling number of primary care doctors
New medical schools are trying to double the number of primary care doctors in America, while MedPAC considers better pay for advanced-practice nurses and physicians assistants under Medicare.