A recent report issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) claims that the amount paid by the Medicare to chiropractors in 2013 for spinal manipulation was...
Health officials from Carequality, which is an initiative under the Sequoia Project, revealed that more than 150,000 clinicians, spread across 11,000 clinics, and five hundred hospitals, are live on...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced some “adjustments” in Civil Monetary Penalties (CMPs) and False Claims Act (FCA) penalties....
The ruling party has reacted to the bad news that is circulating against Affordable Care Act marketplaces for quite some time now. The news indicates that ACA marketplaces have...
The Office of the Inspector General, HHS recently published a report on off-campus units that were covered under Medicare as provider-based facilities. OIG conducted a study to make sure...
The House Ways and Means Committee proposed a bill last month, aimed at improving the current hospital payment policies. The bill, named Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act (H.R....
Prior Authorization (PA) has got much higher relevance in the profession of physicians and the staffs working under them. As per PA, healthcare providers are required to collect approvals...
The HCPLAN is no longer the sole group working to develop APMs. There is also the Medicare advisory committee, which allotted a share of its meeting time last month...
In a latest move, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have decided to seek opinions from public on improving Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) contracts. As part of...