Third Track for Shared Savings ACOs Offers More Flexible Rules
A final rule issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is intended to maintain the rigor of the Medicare Shared Savings program (created by the Affordable Care Act),while ensuring providers continue to participate.
Report Provides Stats for 2015 Health Insurance Marketplace Coverage
Nationwide, nearly 11.7 million consumers selected or were automatically re-enrolled in health insurance coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace as of Feb. 22, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
HHS Contracts with BioCryst to Develop New Ebola Drug
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) has awarded approximately $12 million to BioCryst Pharmaceuticals for the advanced development of a promising experimental drug for Ebola.
Medicare Rights Center Addresses Enrollment Pitfalls
The Medicare Rights Center has released a new Medicare Snapshot: Stories from the Helpline that addresses Medicare enrollment pitfalls and outlines needed improvements.
Pricing and Policies for Biosimilars Are Announced
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to begin paying for biosimilars through its Part B,Part D and state coverage policies by this summer, according to a question-and-answer document released in April.
HHS Launches Digital HIV Educational Tool
The U.S.Department of Health and Human Services released Positive Spin, a comprehensive digital educational tool that uses storytelling to promote HIV treatment.
HHS Initiative Addresses Opioid-Related Drug Overdose, Death and Dependence
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has launched a $133 million initiative to reduce prescription opioid and heroin-related overdose, death and dependence.
Healthcare Providers’ Medicare Appeals Further Delayed
Medicare appeals hearings from hospitals, doctors and other providers have been suspended by the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) because it has moved beneficiaries to the front of the line.
Most Hospitals Will Fail to Collect on Medicare Quality Bonuses
A Kaiser Health News analysis showed that 55 percent of hospitals that were graded on the federal government’s most comprehensive review of quality received bonuses, but fewer than 800 of those will actually receive the money.
HHS Announces $840 Million Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative to Improve Patient Care and Lower Costs
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched the Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative, an $840 million investment over the next four years to support 150,000 clinicians.