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Innovation
CMS Seeks Input on Potential Stark Law Revisions
The feds are looking for guidance from stakeholders as they consider revisions to the 30-year-old Stark Law, which many believe...
Clinical Care
CMS Delays Hospital Star Ratings Update, Again
Policymakers say they need more time to analyze the impact of the changes on hospitals. However, some related metrics will...
Clinical Care
Medicare's Mandatory Bundled Payments Prove Their Worth
Hospitals that get bundled payments for joint replacements either voluntarily or through Medicare's mandatory programs, vary by size and volume,...
Clinical Care
Medicaid Directors Voice Concerns over CMS 'Beta' Version Scorecard
Using the old axiom, 'If you've seen one Medicaid program, you've seen one Medicaid program,' stakeholders say Scorecard data does...
Clinical Care
CMS Unveils Medicaid, CHIP Scorecard
Federal policymakers say the scorecard will usher in a new era of accountability by publishing state and federal Medicaid and...
Strategy
Five New MedPAC Members Appointed
Commission, regularly ignored by Congress, recently suggested eliminating and replacing the controversial MIPS physician evaluation program.
Strategy
CMS says Quality Payment Program Exceeds Year 1 Participation Goal
Feds say 91% of eligible clinicians participated in the first year of the initiative, and that submission rates for rural...