Natalia Mazina

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Many pharmacy and patient advocacy groups have spoken out against the obscure methods employed by PBMs to increase their profits. These groups have advocated for the fees to be applied at the time a patient picks up the medication at the pharmacy rather than subjecting pharmacies to these fees months later.

Medicare 137

Medicare Medicare Patient Advocacy Medicaid 137

Natalia Mazina

JULY 3, 2022

Several pharmacists and patient advocacy groups filed legal actions against the DHCS and worked with legislature to eliminate these chargebacks to pharmacies. This lead to overpayments to pharmacies.

Overpayment 52

Overpayment Overpayments Patient Advocacy Medicaid 52

CMS.gov

MARCH 2, 2018

Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) Funding Opportunity: Measure Development for the Quality Payment Program. They are concrete quality topics which reflect core issues that are most vital to high quality care and better patient outcomes. Jeremy.Booth@c…. Fri, 03/02/2018 - 16:30. Kate Goodrich, M.D.,

Medicare 20

Medicare Medicare Patient Advocacy Medicaid 20

Hall Render

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) finalized significant updates to the Hospital Price Transparency regulation for the first time since the rule took effect on January 1, 2021.

Hospitals 52

Hospitals Compliance Patient Advocacy Medicare 52

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. Deactivation.

Medicare 40

Medicare Medicare Payment Systems Medicaid 40

Health Populi

OCTOBER 8, 2019

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. patients). Pricing failure, the second big waste factor, is predominantly challenged by pharmaceutical/prescription drug pricing based on this research.

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Prescription Drug Pricing Medicare Medicare ACA 108

HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Today, patients are the third-largest payer – behind Medicaid and Medicare. But the patient’s financial experience is often challenging, even for those with insurance. By focusing on three critical areas, providers can help simplify the process and reduce the staggering patient financial burden.

Hospitals 52

Hospitals Patient Advocacy Medicaid Medicaid 52