by Jordana Choucair | Nov 17, 2021 | Payers
In a new Health Affairs blog post, CMS leadership outlined the agency’s agenda to expand coverage and access, improve equity, and encourage innovation. According to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure and Center for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 17, 2021 | Payers
A bipartisan group of lawmakers unveiled their Cures 2.0 legislation, building on the 21st Century Cures Act of 2016. The legislation would make some pandemic-related telehealth flexibilities permanent, allow Medicare to cover breakthrough medical devices for four...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 16, 2021 | Payers
Three labor organizations filed a petition indicating that they think the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate is too limited in applying to only large businesses. The AFL-CIO and the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union filed a petition...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 16, 2021 | Payers
The CMS released data showing that the number of improper payments made under Medicare fee-for-service declined by $20.72 billion since 2014. The 2021 Medicare fee-for-service estimated improper payment rate—for claims processed between July 1, 2020, and June 30,...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 15, 2021 | Payers
A U.S. appeals court has extended its order halting President Biden’s shot-or-test mandate for businesses with 100 or more employees. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit said the mandate was “fatally flawed,” criticizing the requirements as “a...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 15, 2021 | Payers
The CMS released a notice announcing that monthly premiums that cover physician and outpatient care for Medicare patients will increase by 15 percent next year. Standard Medicare Part B premiums will be $170.10 per month next year, up from $148.50 per month this year....
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