President Trump recently nominated Alex M. Azar II as the next HHS Secretary, according to multiple news sources. Azar was the former president of Eli Lilly’s American division and a health...
Secretary of Veteran Affairs David J. Shulkin, MD, recently announced a new partnership between the VA and HHS that aims to boost healthcare staffing at VA facilities to improve access to care and care...
MGMA would like HHS Secretary Tom Price to reduce the regulatory burdens of HIPAA and MACRA, reassess the development of Alternative Payment Models (APMs), and postpone implementation of the...
Early this morning, the Senate approved Tom Price as the new Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary by a 52 to 47 vote, according to multiple sources. Price, a Republican...
A federal court recently denied a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) request to reconsider the four-year timeline developed to eliminate the Medicare appeals backlog at the administrative...
Safety-net providers received more financial penalties under Medicare value-based reimbursement programs because the hospitals treated more beneficiaries with social risk factors, such as dual...
In a recent Health Affairs blog post, HHS Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell called for value-based care progress after the Obama administration ends through more alternative payment models, care delivery...
The Department of Health and Human Services recently granted over $100 million in awards to 1,304 health centers across the nation to help improve care quality and boost primary care services, according...
Over 120 general acute care hospitals have filed a lawsuit against Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell over Medicare reimbursement reductions under the...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has recently partnered with the Department of Justice (DoJ) to charge 301 individuals, including 61 physicians and licensed medical professionals, with...
It’s no secret that the current medical billing process is deeply flawed. To face this issue, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced the “A Bill You Can...
The newly-proposed MACRA implementation rule establishes the Quality Payment Program and shines a spotlight on alternative payment models for Medicare. Alternative payment models (APMs) are a central...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) – in partnership with both the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Assistant Secretary of Planning and...
According to last Wednesday's decision from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, all drugs with an “orphan” designation will be excluded from the 340B...
Here is a general roundup of the past week’s developments in healthcare fraud and malpractice, as reported by the Department of Justice. The crimes reported below result in multiple millions of...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell met with President Obama to launch the Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network. An estimated 2800 payers, providers,...
Here is a general roundup of the past week’s developments in healthcare fraud and malpractice, as reported by the Department of Justice. The crimes reported below result in multiple millions of...
Here is a general roundup of the past week’s developments in healthcare fraud and malpractice, as reported by the Department of Justice and the Office of Inspector General. The crimes reported...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced its latest initiative for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Innovation Center (CMS Innovation Center), the Next...
A new United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) survey of the Medicaid program integrity systems in ten nationwide areas found there is a substantial puzzle piece missing within the world of...
