Healthcare Law Today

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

As of 2019 almost 95% of such persons had Medicare coverage and about half of those also had some sort of supplemental health insurance coverage. The United States is aging, and becoming more obese, and the need for cardiologists will increase as a result. Moreover, 40% of Americans are considered medically obese.

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Provider Trust

JANUARY 26, 2022

Luckily for all us, there’s a spectrum–and it was created with visibility and safety in mind. Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. Task forces, such as the Medicare Fraud Strike Force , work together to help uphold the FCA. How the OIG Finds & Prosecutes Healthcare Fraud.

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Natalia Mazina

APRIL 25, 2023

Safety-net providers play a critical role in delivering healthcare services in this country. On another, Medicare Part B recently challenged payments to 340B providers. Medicare reimbursement cut In 2018, CMS implemented a 28.5% As a result, the use of contract pharmacies increased twentyfold. 10,272 (Mar.

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CMS.gov

APRIL 30, 2018

CMS Encourages Eligible Suppliers to Participate in Expanded Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Model. Mon, 04/30/2018 - 10:58. For the first time, both traditional healthcare providers and community-based organizations can enroll as Medicare suppliers of health behavior change services. keya.joy-bush@….

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Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2021

But for those of us working with and innovating solutions for health and health care, #CES2021 was baked with health goodness , in and beyond “digital health” categories. In my consumer-facing health care work, I’ve adopted the mantra that our homes are our health hubs.

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AIHC

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Lessons Learned about Consequences & Incentives Submitted by the AIHC Education Department Introduction The Office of Inspector General has released the new General Compliance Program Guidance or “GCPG” in late 2023. One of the seven items, #5 is “Enforcing Standards: Consequences and Incentives.” The result?

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AIHC

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Lessons Learned about Consequences & Incentives Submitted by the AIHC Education Department Introduction The Office of Inspector General has released the new General Compliance Program Guidance or “GCPG” in late 2023. One of the seven items, #5 is “Enforcing Standards: Consequences and Incentives.” The result?

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The following is a guest article by Amy Hester, PhD, RN, BC, FAAN, Chairwoman and CEO at HD Nursing The growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) across a number of industries, particularly in healthcare, has shown both great promise as well as cause for alarm. Government’s AI Executive Order: A Step Forward or Falling Short?

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 12, 2018

CVS Health’s acquisition of Aetna was approved this week by U.S. This post updates my initial thoughts on the deal, given the morphing US healthcare market on both the traditional health services front and fast-evolving retail health environment. The deal is valued at $69 billion. as the first chart shows.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 30, 2019

the health/care ecosystem warmly embraced social determinants of health as a concept in 2019. A few of the mainstreaming-of-SDoH signposts in 2019 were: Cigna studying and focusing in on loneliness as a health and wellness risk factor. Humana’s Bold Goal initiative targeting Medicare Advantage enrollees. Across the U.S.,

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Hall Render

JULY 14, 2023

NATIONAL 3 Stark law updates changing the healthcare landscape Agency nurse prices move higher for skilled nursing as staffing minimum nears AHA Responds to Request for Information on Drug Shortages AHA responds to GOP inquiry on drug shortages, shares impact on hospitals and patient care Biden launches new initiatives to reduce health care costs Cash (..)

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Hall Render

MARCH 17, 2023

NATIONAL AMA pressures federal government to fix prior authorization problem plaguing radiology AHA pushes back on new 340B alliance Biden’s $6.8T Lawmakers are now mulling limits.

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