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GOP Senators Send Letter to CMS, Requesting MA Changes
In a recent letter to the CMS Administrator, Republican Senators highlighted specific policy recommendations they would like to…
Medicare Cuts in the Future of HACRP Hospitals
As has been noted, CMS named 769 hospitals that will face Medicare payment cuts in fiscal year (FY) 2017 under the…
Op-Ed in The Hill on Allowing Medicare to Directly Negotiate Drug Prices
Dr.Rafael Fonseca, a Chair of the Department of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona and Distinguished Mayo Investigator,…
MedPAC Considers Revised Approaches to Part B Drug Payment
In mid-January, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) met and discussed a revised approach to clinician payment for…
CMS Releases Report on Drug Rebates
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a new report highlighting the growth in rebates from drug…
CMS Releases Report to Congress on CMMI
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new report to Congress prepared by the CMS Innovation Center…
MedPAC Reviews Part D Spending Trends
On January 12, 2017, during the second session of Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC’s) January meeting, MedPAC…
CMS Scraps Part B Demo
On Thursday, December 15, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services decided not to go forward with the agency’s…
Updated Medicare and Medicaid Drug Spending Data Released
On November 15, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released updated Medicare and Medicaid drug spending…
CMS Releases MA and Part D Landscape Information for 2017
On September 22, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced information on premiums and costs for…