Hall Render

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

On November 1, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) posted a pre-publication copy of the Calendar Year (“CY”) 2024 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update Final Rule (“2024 Final Rule”), which has since been filed in the Federal Register. CMS proposed to change this to six months of inactivity.

Medicare 40

Medicare Medicare Payment Systems Medicaid 40

Health Populi

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Fraud and abuse, waste between $59 bn and $84 bn; and, Administrative complexity, wasting about $266 bn each year. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) forecasts that prescription drug spending will be the fastest-growing cause of rising health spending by 2027.

Prescription Drug Pricing 108

Prescription Drug Pricing Medicare Medicare ACA 108

Hall Render

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Dunleavy adds $9M to budget to address food stamp, Medicaid backlog New study provides snapshot of increase in maternal deaths in Alaska Mental Health Trust Grants $1.6M Dunleavy adds $9M to budget to address food stamp, Medicaid backlog New study provides snapshot of increase in maternal deaths in Alaska Mental Health Trust Grants $1.6M

Nursing Homes 40

Nursing Homes COVID-19 Nurses Hospitals 40

Kaiser Health News

JULY 24, 2024

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said July 19 that more than 200,000 people have complained about unauthorized Obamacare enrollment or plan switches this year. “The bottom line is to stop fraud and help the consumer,” she said.

ACA 132

ACA Health Insurance Patient Advocacy Fraud 132