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Legislation Introduced to Modify Hospital Quality Star Ratings Release
We have previously covered another of CMS’ transparency initiatives—its hospital star ratings—and some of the concerns industry…
CMS Delay’s Full MACRA Implementation to the Next Administration
In a blog post, CMS announced changes to the Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) that will allow…
Industry Take on Proposed Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment Changes…
Earlier this summer, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Calendar Year (CY) 2017 Hospital Outpatient…
CMS Releases New Prescription Drug Cost Data
On August 18, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released new prescription drug data, physician-level data…
FDA and CMS Call for Nationwide Changes
Recently, CMS Administrator Andy Slavitt and FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf wrote a joint letter to Gary Beatty, Chair of the…
Rocky Start to CMS ACO Program
Three of the 21 participants in CMS’ newest accountable care organizations program, the Next Generation ACOs, have withdrawn since…
CMS Seeking Comment on Cardiac Care Model
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently announced a new way to pay for the care of patients who have had a heart…
CMS Hosts Special Open Door Forum
On Tuesday, August 2, 2016, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hosted a Special Open Door Forum. The Special…
CMS Comprehensive Primary Care Plus Initiative CPC+
CMS wants to pay practices a monthly fee to manage care for as many as 25 million patients in the agency's largest-ever plan to…
CMS Hosting Special Open Door Forum on Open Payments and the 2017 Physician…
On August 2, 2016, at 1:30 pm EST, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments Program will…