Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 14, 2025

Medicare Advantage (MA) will likely see expanded backing, further solidifying its role as a cornerstone of value-based care. While there may be concerns regarding the Affordable Care Act (ACA), its survival seems likely given its established infrastructure and widespread reliance.

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Health Populi

JUNE 18, 2021

workers with private insurance more likely report poor access to health care, greater costs of care, and lower satisfaction with care versus people covered by public health insurance plans — whether Medicaid, Medicare, VHA or military coverage. Health Populi’s Hot Points: U.S. households. households.

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Kaiser Health News

APRIL 16, 2024

In turn, sales agents used the information to either enroll them in ACA plans or switch their existing policies without their consent. Such private sector platforms, which must be approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, streamline enrollment by integrating with the federal ACA marketplace, called healthcare.gov.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 6, 2023

More than 52,000 low-income adults in Sout­­h Dakota are now eligible for Medicaid, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the U.S. | Low-income adults in South Dakota are now eligible for expanded Medicaid access under the Affordable Care Act, while 11 states hold out on approving the expansion.

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Center for Health Insurance Reform

MARCH 31, 2023

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) recently celebrated its 13th anniversary with historic enrollment growth in the health insurance Marketplaces and the lowest-ever recorded uninsured rate.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 29, 2022

Galileo first launched with in-home care for Medicare and Medicaid patients, creating a framework to include social determinants of health in clinical analysis and to bridge gaps in healthcare education. We currently power UnitedHealthcare's Virtual-First ACA Exchange plan in multiple states with more coming in 2023.

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Center for Health Insurance Reform

MARCH 31, 2022

In the proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services asked for feedback on how to promote health equity through ACA marketplace operations and plan certification standards.

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Health Populi

APRIL 3, 2023

Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid all garner most partisans’ support whether identifying as Democrat, Independent, or Republican, KFF found in their monthly poll of U.S. Most health citizens, cross party affiliation, are worried about the future of Medicare. A majority of the U.S. voters ages 18 and over.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Troubled insurtech Bright Health must shell out about $380 million to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) over the next 18 months, according to a recent

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Jane Sarashon

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In addition to highlighting the Patient’s Bill of Rights, NABIP’s keynotes and general sessions will speak to similar topics being brainstormed at VIVE this week — including mental health, maternal health, pharmacy and prescription drugs (pricing, PBMs), population health, and Medicare and Medicaid innovations.

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Compliancy Group

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In one incident, a New Jersey pharmacy admitted to conspiracies to defraud benefits providers, including Medicare and Medicaid, of $65 million for medications never provided to patients. In the other fraud scheme, Medicare patients were billed an estimated $2 billion for urinary catheters they never received. Attorney Philip R.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Based in Chicago with 160 professionals, HealthScape helps payers across all segments, including commercial, Medicare, Medicaid, ACA, and federal, navigate the evolving healthcare landscape.

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Healthcare Law Blog

MARCH 25, 2022

Various smaller health insurance issuers have challenged the risk-adjustment program under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), alleging, among other things, that its underlying methodology favors larger insurers. United States Dep’t of Health & Hum. 20-50963, 2022 WL 807554, at *1 (5th Cir. The Risk-Adjustment Program.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 14, 2022

Is the algorithm in question used for Medicare, Medicaid, or ACA populations? Similar situations could arise around specific medical conditions where clustering around common environments for physically distant regions could provide higher volumes of data. Health coverage program.

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The Health Law Firm

JANUARY 29, 2015

This hypothetical situation begs the question: Why would physicians agree to treat Medicaid patients? Treating Medicaid patients has never been a money maker for physicians. However, for the past two years, Medicaid programs have been required to reimburse primary care providers at Medicare levels, which is typically higher.

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The Health Law Firm

MAY 9, 2014

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is enforcing fingerprint-based background checks for Medicare suppliers and providers designated as "high risk." Indest III, J.D.,

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

isn’t repealing or replacing the Affordable Care Act or moving to a Medicare-for-All government-provided plan. Improving Medicare. Improving Medicaid. modernizing the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute, modifying Medicare Part D drug benefits to cap out-of-pocket spending, and other items), and to improve Medicaid.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Health Fidelity’s technology uncovers insights that enable better care planning and more complete revenue capture; giving health plans and providers the ability to succeed in risk-sharing arrangements across Medicare Advantage, Affordable Care Act (ACA), Medicaid, and Accountable Care Organization programs.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Expanding Payer Reach and Expertise Based in Chicago with 160 experienced professionals, HealthScape offers comprehensive consulting services to payers across all segments, including commercial, Medicare, Medicaid, ACA, and federal.

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Kaiser Health News

JANUARY 19, 2022

A spokesperson for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said in an email that the agency is not seeing a pervasive problem, but he declined to provide data on how often such cases occur or how the agents or brokers get the personal information needed to enroll unsuspecting people.

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Medisys Compliance

JULY 27, 2022

For dates of service on or after calendar year 2030, Medicare waives the coinsurance. In addition, the ACA amended Section 1833(b)(1) of the Act to waive the Part B deductible for screening colonoscopies, which includes moderate sedation services as an inherent part of the screening colonoscopy procedural service.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

By integrating Talix’s technology with Edifecs’ signature Encounter Management solution, Edifecs will provide the opportunity for customers to operate risk adjustment processes more efficiently for Medicare Advantage, Managed Medicaid, and Affordable Care Act (ACA) products.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 10, 2025

On January 1, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (“CMS”) new 60-Day Rule became effective. 180-Day Suspension Period The ACAs initial enactment of the 60-Day Rule required reporting and returning of overpayments within 60 days of discovery. The rule is codified at 42 U.S.C. 1320a-7k(d).

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 31, 2024

Expanding Access and Improving Quality Through this collaboration, both organizations aim to deliver high-quality care through value-based arrangements to patients with diverse insurance coverage, including Medicare, Medicaid, ACA Marketplace, and commercial plans.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 20, 2021

This will make hundreds of thousands more Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, and ACA exchange health plan members eligible for the holistic, culturally competent services offered by the Equality Health care model.

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MedTrainer

MAY 10, 2024

This process is vital for enhancing the accessibility and affordability of mental health services, aligning with the comprehensive healthcare coverage expansions under the Affordable Care Act ( ACA ). It can also be a prerequisite for enrolling with an insurance network or Medicare for the first time. Effective Jan.

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Healthcare Law Today

JANUARY 2, 2023

” The currently proposed provision has similar effect to the language CMS proposed in 2012 and, after consideration of comments, ultimately rejected in the 2014 Final Rule (Medicare Advantage and Part D) and 2016 Final Rule (Medicare Part A and Part B). The public has until 5 p.m.

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MedTrainer

JUNE 28, 2023

From sophisticated Medicare fraud to a rising prevalence of telehealth fraud , healthcare organizations need to be diligent in understanding these threats. The FCA prohibits submitting false or fraudulent claims for payment to government healthcare programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid. Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS).

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MedTrainer

JANUARY 12, 2024

Medicare and Medicaid (1960s): The introduction of government-funded healthcare programs brought about increased scrutiny and regulation. Affordable Care Act (2010): The ACA introduced the concept of value-based care, emphasizing quality and patient outcomes over quantity of services.

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Compliancy Group

JANUARY 3, 2024

The regulations surrounding medical billing compliance policy come from: Federal laws, such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Affordable Care Act (ACA) State laws Medicare and Medicaid guidelines Health insurance policies Failure to comply with medical billing compliance regulations can result in: Fines, penalties, (..)

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Compliancy Group

MARCH 19, 2024

Also, all insurance and Medicare or Medicaid claims must only include charges for services and treatments ordered and deemed necessary. Coding and billing : All physicians and healthcare providers must maintain accuracy and avoid misconduct in all billing activities. name, phone number).

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Med-Net Compliance

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The inspection objective was to determine whether the direct care licensed nursing hours recorded at the nursing home supported the hours submitted to the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in compliance with federal requirements.

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Healthcare Law Blog

MARCH 20, 2023

The Kaiser Family Foundation surveyed forty-four state Medicaid officials about strategies to address behavioral health workforce shortages and found the following four categories to be most critical. [6] 8] State Delivery System and Payment Strategies Aimed at Improving Outcomes and Lowering Costs in Medicaid , Kaiser Family Foundation (Jan.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Today, health care as a political priority cuts across all generations beyond older Americans, beyond Medicare. Last week’s election results in the State of Louisiana reinforces the passion of the health care voter , voting with their feet and ballots in a state that expanded Medicaid. health consumer-voters, shown here.

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MedTrainer

AUGUST 2, 2023

Federal Government Audits These audits are performed by government agencies such as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). They aim to ensure compliance with federal healthcare programs like Medicare and Medicaid, reviewing claims, billing practices, and overall adherence to program requirements.

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Physician Credentialing Company

MAY 16, 2024

These laws include HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), which mandates the protection of patient health information, and the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which introduces numerous healthcare reforms affecting MSOs.

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CMS.gov

MARCH 6, 2013

By: Christine Stahlecker, Director, Administrative Simplification Group, Office of E-Health Standards and Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. And be sure to check out the ACA website and sign up for Administrative Simplification Updates. Lastly, follow us on Twitter @CMSGov using #ICD10 and #CMSeHealth.

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