NPC: CMS Proposed Rule Hinders Value-Based Arrangements
In a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC) outlines some key issues [...]
Datta: CMS Proposal a ‘Grab-bag of Issues’
Sidley Austin LLP's Meena Datta told HealthLeaders that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) latest proposal is a [...]
Bach Outlines ‘Gaping’ Loophole in Medicaid Proposal
A Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposal includes a "gaping" loophole through which drugmakers could avoid selling drugs to [...]
Report Reveals Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Outcomes
New data released by the government on Monday suggests black Americans under Medicare were roughly four times more likely as [...]
CMS Implements Harsher Penalties for Nursing Homes Amid Pandemic
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Servicies (CMS) is implementing stiffer penalties for nursing homes which are repeatedly caught violating [...]
Report: Providers Can Earn MIPS Credits by Participating in Data-Sharing Program
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) last week urged providers to use a data-sharing program through which they [...]
CMS Testing Waters with Risk-Sharing Deals with ACO Program
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is testing risk-sharing agreements in Medicare's Direct Contracting program, according to a [...]
New Guidance Enables States to Convert Medicaid Funding into Block Grant
A new initiative rolled out earlier this week by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) aims to let states [...]
CMS Chief Talks Drug Prices at Event
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma during this year's J.P. Morgan Health Care Conference doubled down [...]
