by Jordana Choucair | Feb 23, 2022 | Payers
A bipartisan group of more than 60 senators asked the CMS to protect and stabilize the Medicare Advantage (MA) program. In a letter, the senators encourage the agency to push for “flexible in-plain benefit offerings” and better care coordination....
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 23, 2022 | Transition to Value
CMS ended its ACO Transformation Track, citing “broader efforts underway” to develop a vision and strategy for accountable care. The ACO Transformation Track was part of an alternative payment demonstration for rural health system transformation, known as the...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 22, 2022 | D.C. News
Bipartisan support is faltering for President Joe Biden’s proposal for a new $6.5 billion biomedical research agency. Republicans are concerned about spending and Democrats are divided on its organization. A core dispute is whether the Advanced Research Projects...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 22, 2022 | Providers
Rural hospital officials who expected COVID-19 vaccine mandates to cause a staffing crisis reported that they have lost just a fraction of their staff solely to the requirement. However, they also say that they are still facing significant staffing shortages – the...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 22, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
State lawmakers are introducing new legislation to roll back public health measures meant to contain the spread of COVID-19. The bills, which have been introduced in both liberal and conservative states fall into three buckets: restricting mask mandates, banning...
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