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Innovation
HIMSS Weighs in on HHS Interoperability Proposals: 8 Takeaways
Costs could stifle innovation, new requirements could add to provider burden, and the President's budget blueprint might not provide the...
Strategy
Latest Lawsuit Targets New Hampshire's Medicaid Work Requirements
The National Health Law Program, which helped plaintiffs challenge similar requirements in Arkansas and Kentucky, have added New Hampshire's so-called...
Clinical Care
Costly Confusion: Medicare's Wellness Visit Isn't The Same As An Annual Physical
Federal law prohibits Medicare from paying for annual physicals, and patients who get them may be on the hook for...
Innovation
Death By A Thousand Clicks: Where Electronic Health Records Went Wrong
The U.S. government claimed that turning American medical charts into electronic records would make healthcare better, safer, and cheaper. Ten...
Finance
MedPAC: Even Efficient Hospitals Can't Cover Costs with Medicare Reimbursement
The panel is recommending that Congress raise reimbursement rates for 2020 and restructure hospital quality incentive programs.
Strategy
New Guidance on Medicaid Demonstrations Released as Judge Mulls Legality of Work Requirements
New tools and guidance aim to help states document and assess their Medicaid waiver projects, including those involving work requirements.
Judge Vows To Rule On Medicaid Work Requirements By End Of March
A ruling against a Medicaid work requirement would have vast repercussions in states that have been approved for the mandate.
Clinical Care
AMA Wants More Time to Vet Interoperability, Information Blocking Proposals
The nation's largest physicians' association warns that the proposed rules 'may lead to unintended consequences for patient privacy and physician...
Finance
As Hospitals Post Price Lists, Consumers Are Asked To Check Up On Them
CMS Administrator Seema Verma has enlisted the public in an unusual effort to monitor whether hospitals are complying with a...
Strategy
CMS Wants Input on Selling Health Insurance Across State Lines
The Trump administration says offering health insurance across state lines will enhance competition and lower premiums, but states may raise...
Strategy
CHIME Chimes in on Rising Healthcare Costs
Healthcare information managers urge Congress to address a burdensome and costly healthcare regulatory environment that is driving up costs and...
Innovation
Seema Verma Links 'Medicare-for-All' to 'Failed Socialist Healthcare'
The CMS administrator says a favorite talking point among Democratic presidential hopefuls poses 'the greatest threat to the American healthcare...