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Florida Law Will Let Patients Get All Their Drug Renewals At The Same Time

Aug 04, 2017 at 04:46 pm by Staff

By Michelle Andrews Kaiser Health News For people who take multiple medications to manage chronic conditions, traipsing back and forth from the pharmacy to pick up pills can.... Read More

Quality Payment Program Hardship Exception Application for the 2017 Transition Year Is Now Open

Aug 03, 2017 at 08:45 pm by Staff

The Quality Payment Program Hardship Exception Application for the 2017 transition year is now available on the Quality Payment Program website. MIPS eligible clinicians and.... Read More

Under Trump, Hospitals Face Same Penalties Embraced By Obama

Aug 03, 2017 at 06:58 pm by Staff

By Jordan Rau Kaiser Health News Amid all the turbulence over the future of the Affordable Care Act, one facet continues unchanged: President Donald Trump's administration i.... Read More

CMS Updates Medicare Payment Rates, Quality Reporting Requirements

Aug 01, 2017 at 07:12 pm by Staff

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (MS) has issued three final rules outlining 2018 Medicare payment rates for skilled nursing facilities, hospice, and inpatie.... Read More

In Strong-Arm Tactic, Trump Puts Congressional Health Benefits Into Play

Aug 01, 2017 at 10:29 am by Staff

By Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News President Donald Trump, who appears increasingly frustrated by congressional Republicans' inability to "repeal and replace" the Affordable.... Read More

Analysis: GOP Failure To Replace The Health Law Was Years In The Making

Jul 30, 2017 at 11:53 am by Staff

Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News After a week of high drama, culminating in a one-vote loss for a last-ditch bill, Senate Republicans conceded defeat early Friday morning in t.... Read More

Even Without Congress, Trump Can Still Cut Medicaid Enrollment

Jul 29, 2017 at 08:47 pm by Staff

Phil Galewitz Kaiser Health News After the Senate fell short in its effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the Trump administration is poised to use its regulatory powers.... Read More

Senate Rejects "Skinny Appeal"

Jul 28, 2017 at 02:12 am by Staff

With John McCain (R-Ariz.) casting the deciding vote, the U.S. Senate by a vote of 49-51 has rejected the measure to repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act, also known as "Ob.... Read More

States Have Tried Versions Of 'Skinny Repeal.' It Didn't Go Well.

Jul 27, 2017 at 02:39 pm by Staff

Julie Appleby Kaiser Health News Betting that thin is in -- and might be the only way forward -- Senate Republicans are eyeing a "skinny repeal" that rolls back an unpopula.... Read More

CMS Proposes 2018 and 2019 Payment Changes for Medicare Home Health Agencies

Jul 26, 2017 at 12:57 am by Staff

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued a proposed rule that would update payment rates and the wage index for home health agencies (HHAs) servin.... Read More

Senate Votes To Move Ahead With Debate On Obamacare Replacement Bill

Jul 25, 2017 at 03:13 pm by Staff

Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News   So the Senate has voted to start debate on a bill to replace the Affordable Care Act. Now what? Well, it gets wonky. The rules fo.... Read More

Citizens' Council for Health Freedom: Charlie Gard Has Shown Us Our Future Under the Affordable Care Act

Jul 24, 2017 at 04:02 pm by Staff

The parents of Charlie Gard have announced that they will let their 11-month-old son die. After months of fighting to save his life and free him from the death grip of the Bri.... Read More

Fraud And Billing Mistakes Cost Medicare -- And Taxpayers -- Tens Of Billions Last Year

Jul 19, 2017 at 05:54 pm by Staff

Fred Schulte Kaiser Health News Federal health officials made more than $16 billion in improper payments to private Medicare Advantage health plans last year and.... Read More

Calif. Hits Nerve By Singling Out Cardiac Surgeons With Higher Patient Death Rates

Jul 17, 2017 at 02:41 pm by Staff

Anna Gorman Kaiser Health News   Michael Koumjian, a heart surgeon for nearly three decades, said he considered treating the sickest patients a badge of honor. The San.... Read More

Senate Health Bill Still Short On 'Yays' But Leaders Vow Vote This Week

Jul 16, 2017 at 02:00 am by Staff

Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News Senate Republican leaders Thursday released their revised bill to "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act, but they acknowledged that fu.... Read More

National Health Care Fraud Takedown

Jul 13, 2017 at 11:49 am by Staff

Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price, M.D., announced today the largest ever health care fraud enforcement acti.... Read More

Supreme Court Knocks Down Caps on Noneconomic Damages: What to do now?

Jul 12, 2017 at 12:32 pm by Staff

By PL JETER Controversy swirled when the Florida Supreme Court ruled last month that the law limiting pain-and-suffering damages in medical malpractice cases is unconstituti.... Read More

Should GOP Health Bill Prevail, Say Bye To Insurance Rebates

Jul 08, 2017 at 11:52 pm by Staff

Julie Appleby Kaiser Health News If Senate GOP leaders have their way, the check may not be in the mail. Many consumers collected unexpected rebates after the Aff.... Read More

McConnell Has About $200B In 'Candy' To Make Deals On Obamacare Repeal

Jul 06, 2017 at 12:24 pm by Staff

Michael McAuliff Kaiser Health News   The path to 50 votes for an Obamacare replacement bill seemed to narrow dramatically as efforts to craft a quick compromise found.... Read More

Among Doctors in Decision-Making Roles, Fewer Than One in Four Feel 'Well Prepared' For Quality Reporting Rules: AMA/KPMG Survey

Jun 28, 2017 at 08:50 am by Staff

The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) promises to reshape how Medicare pays physicians under the Quality Payment Program (QPP). Yet, a survey of 1,0.... Read More