Health Populi

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

National health spending in the U.S. every year from 2020 to 2027, the actuaries at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services forecast in their report, National Health Expenditure Projections, 2018-2927: Economic And Demographic Trends Drive Spending And Enrollment Growth , published yesterday by Health Affairs.

Medicare 91

Medicare Medicare Medicaid Medicaid 91

Verisys

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Providers, employers, health plans, and payers use these numbers for billing purposes. CMS.gov The Administrative Simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) required the creation of a standard, unique health identifier for healthcare providers, which the NPI satisfies.

Fraud 97

Fraud HIPAA Medicare Medicare 97

Health Populi

JUNE 13, 2018

Here is the first “good news” line chart, showing declining medical trend from 2007 to next year in 2019. That’s one-half the high point at nearly 12% in 2007. As with public sector healthcare spending (“entitlements” in the form of Medicare and Medicaid), healthcare spending crowds out U.S.

Medicaid 63

Medicaid Medicaid Health Insurance Medicare 63

Verisys

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Providers, employers, health plans, and payers use these numbers for billing purposes and electronic data transmission. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) oversees the issuance and regulation of NPI numbers, ensuring providers meet accountability standards.

HIPAA 52

HIPAA Fraud Health Insurance Medicare 52

Jane Sarashon

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

I started the Health Populi blog in September 2007 with a post titled “Health Care is the #1 Line Item in Our National Economy… and Taking More Out of Your Pocket,” displaying this sign from Tom’s Shell gas station comparing the price of gas to an “Arm, Leg, or your First Born” posted on their sign in 2007.

COVID-19 59

COVID-19 Health Insurance Medicaid Medicaid 59

Verisys

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

An NPI number is shared with other providers, employers, health plans, and payers for billing purposes. CMS.gov’s Administrative Simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ( HIPAA ) mandated the adoption of a standard, unique health identifier for each healthcare provider.

Fraud 52

Fraud Medicare Medicare HIPAA 52

Kaiser Health News

JUNE 29, 2022

The watchdogs also recommended imposing limits on home-based “health assessments,” arguing these visits can artificially inflate payments to plans without offering patients appropriate care. Cathy Rodgers (R-Wash.) said she was “disappointed” CMS had punted, calling it a “missed opportunity.”

Medicare 107

Medicare Medicare Governance Overpayments 107