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MA premiums to decrease on average in 2025

Healthcare Dive

The CMS said premiums, benefits and plan choices will hold steady in 2025, even as insurers have warned they could cut MA offerings in a bid to preserve profits.

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DEA and HHS extend virtual prescribing for controlled substances through 2025

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WHY IT MATTERS With an end-of-year deadline looming, and Congress and telehealth industry groups urging DEA and HHS to jointly extend prescribing flexibilities allowed under the original COVID-19 public health emergency, the agency agreed to grant a third temporary extension through December 31, 2025.

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CMS ordered to recalculate UnitedHealthcare’s 2025 MA stars

Healthcare Dive

A Texas federal judge has sided with UnitedHealthcare in determining regulators messed up calculating its Medicare Advantage quality scores for next year. The decision could have big implications for similar pending cases.

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Physicians, hospitals decry 2025 Medicare payment rates

Healthcare Dive

Physicians will see their Medicare reimbursement fall 2.9% next year if Congress doesn’t stop the cuts. Meanwhile, reimbursement for hospital outpatient departments is rising 2.9%.

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Navigating the CMS 2025 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule

MRO Compliance

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2025 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule brings notable updates to the Quality Payment Program (QPP), which will impact eligible clinicians, groups, virtual groups, subgroups, and APM entities. The QPP Landscape in 2025: What’s Changing? Let’s break down the updates.

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Top healthcare conferences to plan for in 2025

Healthcare Dive

Covering topics from digital health to financial management, these are some of the notable events and dates for executives at hospital systems, payers and technology firms to watch.

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Medicare finalizes higher 2.9% inpatient payment rate for 2025

Healthcare Dive

Hospitals still weren’t happy with the final rule despite the bump from the CMS’ proposed rates, citing cuts to long-term and disproportionate share facilities.

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