American College of Rheumatology: CMS decision an affront to America’s sickest Medicare patients
EurekAlert reports the American College of Rheumatology has expressed its extreme disappointment with a new CMS decision to allow Medicare […]
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CMS Proposes Sweeping Changes to MSSP ACO Program
Healthcare Informatics reports that CMS is proposing a new direction for ACOs (accountable care organizations) in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), […]
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CMS dishing the dirt on infection problem
McKnight’s Long Term Care reports that although nursing homes’ new survey routine seems to be going smoothly, infection prevention problems […]
CMS PROPOSES RISK-ADJUSTMENTS FIX FOR 2018
HealthLeaders Media reports that a month after halting billions of dollars in risk-adjustment payments to insurers, and two weeks after the […]
CVS blames ‘deteriorating’ skilled care sector for poor Omnicare performance, $2.6 billion quarterly loss
McKnight’s Long Term Care reports that pharmacy giant CVS Health posted a $2.56 billion loss for the most recent quarter […]
State eyeing possible change to law that allows nursing homes to extract funds from residents’ children
McKnight’s Long Term Care reports that North Dakota is looking at a possible change to a state law that allows nursing […]