Public Policy
Public Policy
Trump, not health care, likely focus of midterm elections
Will the 2018 U.S. midterm elections prove health care to be a significant issue at the polls?
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Is CMS becoming more open to PTAC recommendations?
Doctors have been puzzled as to why federal health officials have yet to approve a physician-developed APM under QPP.
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Penalties not necessary to save money in some Medicare ACOs
Groups participating in MSSP were “associated with a mean differential reduction of $302 in total Medicare spending per beneficiary in the 2012...
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Policy responses to opioid epidemic may have benefits, harms
Drug rescheduling was associated with a 45.6% increase in heroin-related deaths over 5 years in the model.
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CMS pushes ACOs to take on more risk
ACOs that only take on upside risk generally are spending more money and not generating savings, according to CMS Adminstrator Seema Verma.
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Ranked: State of the states’ health care
Vermont’s good outcomes and low costs have the rest of the country green with envy.
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Positive change through advocacy
SHM past president Dr. Ron Greeno says the society takes the lead on issues that impact the U.S. health care system.
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Who are the 'high-need, high-cost' patients?
Significant predictors included Medicare or Medicaid insurance, lower income, first hospitalization in a large rural hospital, high comorbidity...
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CMS proposes site-neutral payments for hospital outpatient setting
Site-neutral payments could save the government – and patients – money on every visit.
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CMS considers expanding telemedicine payments
The proposed rule would pay doctors for an expanded number of telemedicine services and add payment for virtual check-ins by phone or other...