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Doctors to Congress: Keep Part B drug payments out of MIPS adjustment
Certain specialists stand to lose significant Medicare pay under the current policy.
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Health care gets little attention in State of the Union address
It’s anyone’s guess as to how Mr. Trump might lower drug costs.
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Gleostine price hike draws fire
Critics say greater generic competition is needed to prevent these types of price jumps.
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Alex Azar confirmed as HHS Secretary
Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee challenged Mr. Azar on drug prices and other issues.
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Doctors to Congress: Keep Part B drug payments out of MIPS adjustment
Certain specialists stand to lose significant Medicare pay under the current policy.
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CHIP gets a 6-year extension in stopgap budget
Just 3 weeks before Congress might address other ACA-related issues.
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CHIP out of cash amid government shutdown
Congress, President bicker while 9 million children lose insurance coverage.
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Finance Committee votes on Azar HHS nomination
His predecessor was controversial. Will Alex Azar have an easier time securing the HHS secretary job?
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MedPAC recommends scrapping MIPS, gets pushback from doctors
While MIPS is not perfect, doctors are not likely to be pleased by having to shift midstream.
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Waiving Medicare coinsurance for positive colorectal screening likely beneficial
Waiving coinsurance for Medicare beneficiaries who have a screening colonoscopy when it results in a polyp removal or follows a positive fecal...
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Waiving Medicare coinsurance for positive colorectal screening likely beneficial
“The waiver would likely have a very favorable balance of health and cost impact.”
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CMS launches advanced APM focused on bundled payments
The program “builds on the earlier success of bundled payment models and is an important step in the move away from fee for service.”
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HHS nominee Azar open to price negotiations for Part B drugs
The tone at Mr. Azar’s confirmation hearing generally was more conversational and less adversarial than that of his predecessor, Dr. Tom Price.
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Government insurance linked with lower likelihood of radiation therapy for limited-stage small cell lung cancer
Medicare/Medicaid had no impact on chemotherapy administration but was independently associated with lower likelihood of radiation therapy...
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Analysis: Hospital pay for performance not significantly improving Medicare outcomes
“Policymakers in the [United States] should consider one of two things: revise the current program or potentially end it.”