Health Populi

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Fraud and abuse, waste between $59 bn and $84 bn; and, Administrative complexity, wasting about $266 bn each year. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) forecasts that prescription drug spending will be the fastest-growing cause of rising health spending by 2027. patients). Political debates in this 2020 U.S.

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Total Medical Compliance Resources

APRIL 14, 2023

Diagnosis code education: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid developed educational materials for providers so they can use the new ICD-10 code for Long COVID. The FAQs, survivor videos, messages from experts, and social media posts are available in multiple languages and have touched countless lives.

Governance 59

Governance COVID-19 Department of Veterans Affairs COVID-19 Vaccine 59

HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Today, patients are the third-largest payer – behind Medicaid and Medicare. But the patient’s financial experience is often challenging, even for those with insurance. By focusing on three critical areas, providers can help simplify the process and reduce the staggering patient financial burden. About Randall Shafer.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

HHS to partner with health systems on national patient safety alliance. MGMA urges Congress to address Medicare payment cuts. Patient advocacy group wants Elevance Health to overturn health insurance claims denials. Here’s what to know about the requirements. Here’s what hospitals are doing about it.

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COVID-19 Nursing Homes Nurses Hospitals 40

Hall Render

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Dunleavy adds $9M to budget to address food stamp, Medicaid backlog New study provides snapshot of increase in maternal deaths in Alaska Mental Health Trust Grants $1.6M grant to improve early cognitive decline detection via EHRs How Mass.

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Nursing Homes COVID-19 Nurses Hospitals 40

C&M Health Law

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The EO comes two months after the president signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) which promises to lower the cost of prescription drugs for many Medicare beneficiaries. This is not the first time that the White House will try to leverage CMMI’s testing authority to create models that would lower drug costs in Medicare.

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Medicare Medicare Medicaid Medicaid 52

Health Law Advisor

JULY 21, 2023

On June 22, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its proposed “Transitional Coverage for Technologies” (TCET) pathway—the Biden administration’s highly anticipated take on a mechanism to expedite coverage for certain devices designated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as breakthrough devices. [1]

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