CMS CMS Proposed 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: Physician Groups Call… Thomas Sullivan Oct 19, 2020 0 In September we wrote about the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) releasing its proposed 2021 Medicare Physician…
Technology CareFirst and MedStar to Collaborate on Value-Based Care Partnership Thomas Sullivan Oct 16, 2020 0 On September 16, 2020, two of the largest not-for-profit healthcare entities in the mid-Atlantic region – CareFirst BlueCross…
Affordable Care Act AHA v. Azar Reversed by D.C. Court of Appeals Thomas Sullivan Oct 15, 2020 0 This summer, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia reversed the United States District Court for the…
DOJ DOJ Files Suit Against Cigna Over Medicare Advantage Allegations Thomas Sullivan Oct 14, 2020 0 In early August 2020, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) filed suit against Cigna, alleging that Cigna used a primary…
COVID-19 GAO Releases Second Report Detailing Government Response to COVID-19 Thomas Sullivan Oct 13, 2020 0 Recently, the Government Accountability Organization (GAO) released a report detailing the federal government’s response to the…
FDA FDA Holds Public Meeting on Communication with Industry Thomas Sullivan Oct 12, 2020 0 On August 11, 2020, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a public meeting to discuss a report that reviewed…
CME CME Webinars to Help Guide Clinicians Managing Diabetes Patients During the… Thomas Sullivan Oct 10, 2020 0 Multiple studies have shown that patients with diabetes are at increased risk of developing COVID-19 and suffering severe…
Accountable Care Organizations Recent Survey Finds 2021 QP Thresholds May Impede Medicare’s Move to… Thomas Sullivan Oct 9, 2020 0 The National Association of Accountable Care Organizations (NAACOS) recently conducted a survey of ACOs requesting feedback on the…
CMS CMS Hospital Star Rating to Address Concerns on Underrating Critical Access… Thomas Sullivan Oct 8, 2020 0 The Trump administration released a long-awaited proposal to change how their star ratings posted on the Hospital Compare website…
Pharmacy Anti-Infective Drugs Found to Have Lower Total Phase Time Than Other Drugs Thomas Sullivan Oct 7, 2020 0 Recently, an analysis completed by the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development found that new anti-infective drugs that…