05.22.19
On May 5, a federal district court judge ruled in favor of the hospital industry plaintiffs that sued the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for including in the 2019 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) rule a nearly 30% reduction in Medicare Part B reimbursement for ...
05.15.19
On February 8, 2019, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the funding announcements for the Integrated Care for Kids Model (InCK Model) and the Maternal Opioid Misuse Model (MOM Model).
North Carolina has fought the opioid epidemic with an array of public and private sector initiatives.
05.02.19
In late March, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its Marketplace open enrollment report showing that 11.4 million people selected Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace plans in 2019—a 4% decline in the 39 states that use Healthcare.gov and a 1% increase in the 11 ...
04.24.19
In the last year, we have seen a steady growth in healthcare M&A transactions.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted in 1996, when healthcare providers and payers were still using paper-based medical records.
The nation’s opioid epidemic started off being fueled by prescription opioids but has shifted into being driven by illicitly manufactured fentanyl and fentanyl analogues.
Inpatient psychiatric facilities offer critical support to Americans with severe mental health needs.
More than 93 million Americans—80% of Internet users—have searched online for a health-related topic, such as a particular medical treatment, doctor, hospital or health insurance.
The Program started in 2014 and required QHP issuers to spend a certain portion of premium funds (target amount) on healthcare and quality improvements each benefit year.