<ѻý>Hospitals Will Still Have to Share Safety Data Publiclyѻý> CMS will publish scorecard of avoidable patient harm after all Aug 04, 2022
<ѻý>Dear Insurers: It's Time to Cover Weight Loss Drugsѻý> Universal coverage can increase medication access and improve population health Jul 27, 2022
<ѻý>Heart Failure Drugs Can Be Unaffordable on Medicare, Study Findsѻý> Older adults are subject to cost-sharing and other medication coverage restrictions Jun 21, 2022
<ѻý>Medicare Drug Price Negotiation in the Spotlight at AMA Annual Meetingѻý> Amendment on international pricing draws controversy Jun 13, 2022
<ѻý>Renowned Doc Accused of Sexual Assault; AARP's Big Bounty; DOJ Targets Billing Fraudѻý> This past week in healthcare investigations Jun 08, 2022
<ѻý>Study: Not Sticking to Schedule Shouldn't Block PAP Machines for Kids With OSAѻý> Improvements did not hinge on children meeting a standard insurer's threshold of PAP adherence Jun 05, 2022
<ѻý>Taxpayers Paid Twice for Healthcareѻý> Private insurers are profiting more than ever during the pandemic May 25, 2022
<ѻý>One in Four Medicare Patients Harmed in Hospitals, Nearly Half Preventableѻý> CMS needs to do more to penalize facilities with avoidable adverse events, report says May 13, 2022
<ѻý>Insurers Need a Reason to Care About Obesityѻý> Better incentives can make healthy weight a top priority May 09, 2022
<ѻý>Who Is Really Driving Up Insulin Costs?ѻý> More attention needs to focus on pharmaceutical middlemen Apr 18, 2022
<ѻý>The Winners and Losers of the Proposed Insulin Cost Capѻý> While it benefits some, the $35 cap is only a stopgap measure Apr 08, 2022
<ѻý>Medicare Claws Back Money for Dubious Birth-Tissue Stem Cell Shotsѻý> Government seeks to recoup more than 2 years of payments for unproven treatments Mar 16, 2022
<ѻý>No Medicare Payment Hike Needed for Docs in 2023, MedPAC Saysѻý> Beneficiaries seem to have adequate access to care, and few physicians are dropping out Mar 15, 2022
<ѻý>A Tale of Two Accountable Care Organizationsѻý> There is still hope for the future of value-based care Mar 10, 2022
<ѻý>CMS Sepsis Measurement Under Fireѻý> Measure doesn't work and its re-endorsement process was flawed, critics say Mar 08, 2022
<ѻý>CMS Revamps Direct Contracting Modelѻý> Participants in current GPDC Direct Contracting must meet new equity and governance requirements Feb 25, 2022
<ѻý>Costs Soaring for Ground Ambulance Transportѻý> Surprise billing law doesn't apply to ambulance rides Feb 22, 2022
<ѻý>Mental Health Crisis Demands Better Coverage, Worker Pay, Experts Tell Houseѻý> Advocates argue for workforce incentives, peer involvement, and closing Medicare coverage gaps Feb 03, 2022
<ѻý>Medicare Patients Can't Get Their At-Home COVID Test Kits Covered -- Yetѻý> But CMS says it's working to provide that coverage Jan 25, 2022
<ѻý>Medicare Plans to Restrict Coverage of New Alzheimer's Drugѻý> Proposal would cover aducanumab (Aduhelm) in patients on qualifying clinical trials Jan 11, 2022
<ѻý>Was This Really Our Best Attempt at Step 1 Exam Reform?ѻý> Shifting to a pass/fail system has unintended consequences Nov 23, 2021
<ѻý>AMA Delegates Spar Over Medicare Drug Price Negotiationѻý> Some worry this could lead to price controls for physician services Nov 14, 2021
<ѻý>Young Physicians Need Support From Organized Medicine, Says AMA Presidentѻý> "The fear and weariness ... I'd call it battle fatigue" Nov 13, 2021
<ѻý>Should Medicare Pay the Same Amount Regardless of Where a Service Is Provided?ѻý> MedPAC members like the idea -- with a few caveats Nov 10, 2021
<ѻý>Final Physician Fee Schedule Rule Includes a Nearly 4% Payment Cutѻý> Will leave practices in "financial peril," says AMA president Nov 03, 2021
<ѻý>Biden Announces Deal With Congress on Infrastructure Billѻý> Medicare hearing benefits make the cut, but dental, vision, drug-pricing provisions are left out Oct 28, 2021
<ѻý>Medicaid Will Be a Bigger Target for Alternative Payment Models, CMS Official Saysѻý> Health equity also will be a focus, says CMMI official Ellen Lukens Oct 13, 2021
<ѻý>Medicare Is Sticking With Mandatory Demonstration Models for Nowѻý> But "we need to move away from having a model for every episode," says CMMI head Elizabeth Fowler Oct 06, 2021
<ѻý>When Prior Authorization Practices Go Too Farѻý> Congress can reverse a troubling trend that creates patient care disruptions Sep 12, 2021
<ѻý>PhRMA Warns of Dire Consequences if Medicare Allowed to Negotiate Drug Pricesѻý> "We know how the story ends" when the government sets prices, group says Sep 08, 2021
<ѻý>Pharmacist Charged for Vax Card Sales; Moderna Recipe Fight; Drug Waste Report COIsѻý> This past week in healthcare investigations Aug 18, 2021
<ѻý>Medicare's Radiation Oncology Payment Model Vexes Oncology Communityѻý> Participation required for certain radiation oncology practices starting next January Aug 10, 2021
<ѻý>Bring House Calls Into the 21st Centuryѻý> The pandemic highlighted the benefits of home health services for a range of patient populations Aug 02, 2021
<ѻý>Gender Bias in the OR Is a Hazard to Patient Safetyѻý> Conflict and toxicity can make teams more prone to errors Jul 21, 2021
<ѻý>Ivermectin and Aducanumab: Do They Work?ѻý> ZDoggMD and Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH, analyze the evidence Jul 13, 2021
<ѻý>As Overdoses Rise, Opioid Treatment Providers Struggle to Get Paidѻý> Providers of medication assisted treatment say they're bleeding cash, and unable to keep staff Jun 22, 2021
<ѻý>AMA Delegates Tussle Over Lowering Medicare Eligibility Age to 60ѻý> Resolution asks association to urge Congress to take action Jun 13, 2021
<ѻý>Want Healthcare for All? Ditch Fee-for-Service, Says Former CMS Chiefѻý> "We should move to global budgets as soon as possible," says Donald Berwick Jun 11, 2021