This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) extended the effectiveness of an interim final...
This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the availability of a new initiative for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) that are participating in the Medicare Shared...
Open enrollment for individual health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act for 2015 is a month away. Starting November 15,2014 and ending December 15, 2014, the second open-enrollment period will...
The healthcare world is continuously evolving, with healthcare payers and providers working to find the best way to give patients high-quality, affordable care. Accountable care organizations (ACOs)...
The healthcare revenue cycle has experienced significant change since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) passed. Many facilities sudden found themselves facing constraints on payer contracts and...
Last month, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary Sylvia Burwell penned a blog post that argues the Affordable Care Act is working and the evidence is clear. To see it though,...
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are designed to reduce costs while leveraging care coordination and improving patient outcomes. Moreover, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)...
Two state representatives introduced legislation earlier this month in an effort to further advance the progress of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). Representatives Diane Black (R-TN) and Peter...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) took a huge step forward this week to increase access to mental health services for young people. HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced that the...
Medicare Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) improved patient care and generated over $372 million in total program savings, according to the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
The...
States that did not expand Medicaid could be more likely to have uninsured parents, according to a recent Urban Institute survey. The number of uninsured parents living in states that have not expanded...
Last week, $295 million in Affordable Care Act funding was awarded to 1,195 health centers in every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands and the Pacific Basin to expand...
