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Finance
CMS Readies Proposed 'Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Rule'
Seema Verma says the feds will crackdown on 'shady recycling schemes (that) drive up taxpayer costs and pervert the system.'
Clinical Care
Federal Judge Vacates 'Conscience Rule'
Trump administration's healthcare agenda delivered another setback in court.
Finance
CMS Finalizes 340B, Site-Neutral Cuts for 2020
Medicare's hospital outpatient prospective payment system rates will increase by a net 2.6% in 2020.
Clinical Care
Obamacare's Star Ratings Offer A Glimmer Of Insight ― But Not For All
Nearly a third of health plans on the federal exchanges don't yet have a quality rating ? including all the...
Innovation
CMS Contest Gets Real About Artificial Intelligence
Six hospitals and health systems are among the 25 participants selected to participate in a $1.65 million challenge to use...
Finance
CMS Value-based Purchasing Program IDs $1.9B for Hospitals in 2020
More than 1,500 hospitals will get higher Medicare payments from the program in FY 2020.
Strategy
CMS Delays Primary Care First Model Rollout to 2021
CMS says the additional time will be used to evaluate stakeholder feedback.
Strategy
Verma Takes Heat at House Hearing on ACA 'Sabotage'
House oversight subcommittee doesn't hold back with criticism of CMS administrator.
Finance
Centene Posts Nearly $19B in Revenues as N.Y. Approves WellCare Merger
The pending $17.3 billion megamerger has now received approval from 25 state regulators.
Finance
HealthCare.gov Premiums For 'Benchmark' Silver Plan to Fall 4% in 2020
However, HHS says health insurance remains largely unaffordable to non-subsidized consumers.
Finance
2020 Outpatient Proposals: 5 Rules You Should Know From CMS
Hospital and health system executives should monitor these proposals for provisions that will affect their organizations' operations.
Strategy
Ahead of 'Sabotage' Hearing, House Democrat Threatens to Subpoena Azar, Verma
The committee chairman accuses the administration of withholding analyses that show its healthcare policies are expected to result in higher...