Cost of Cancer Care Reaches Nearly $150B Nationally
Price tags of life-saving treatments are continuing to increase, with nearly $150 billion being spent nationally per year for cancer care, four times more than treatment for other common health...CA Judge: No Proof Dialysis Providers Steer Patients to Payers
A judge blocked a California bill, AB 290, that would prevent dialysis providers from encouraging end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients to select health plans that some say offer dialysis providers...CMS Finalizes Home Health PPS, Expands Infusion Medicare Benefits
CMS has announced the finalization of changes to the home health payment model, known as the home health prospective payment system (HH PPS), which includes a home infusion benefit and offers an...91% of Payers Foresee Alternative Payment Model Activity Increase
An overwhelming 91 percent of payers think that alternative payment model (APM) activity will increase in the future, according to a recent survey conducted by Health Care Payment Learning and Action...CMS Considers AI and Value-Based Care Fraud Prevention Strategies
CMS sent out two requests for information, one on program integrity issues regarding the fee-for-service to value-based care transition and the other on how to evolve data analytics and artificial...Medicaid Spend Grows 2.9% in FY 2019, Medicaid Enrollment Flat
Overall Medicaid spending growth was at 2.9 percent for fiscal year (FY) 2019 but is projected to trend upward in the new year, while Medicaid enrollment growth was flat and will continue to be so in...Sponsored Article