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Providers warn of the risk skin substitutes pose to ACOs
Provider groups are worried ACOs will suffer from the recent spike in skin substitute spending, raising concerns about the broader impact fraud, waste and abuse has on value-based care.
New value-based payment model aims to boost tech use
A new payment model from the CMS Innovation Center will use fixed, value-based payments to support technology-supported care for chronic disease management.
Home health agencies face 1.3% decrease in Medicare payments
CMS finalized the CY 2026 Medicare payment rates for home health agencies, issuing a significantly smaller cut to payments than the $1.135 billion proposed reduction.
Site-neutral pay, 340B clawback to offset new 2.6% OPPS boost
CMS will proceed with site-neutral payment expansion and the 340B clawback plan as it finalizes an overall 2.6% increase to Medicare outpatient hospital reimbursement.
Democrats introduce bill to repeal Medicare prior authorization pilot
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Latest News
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Providers warn of the risk skin substitutes pose to ACOs
Provider groups are worried ACOs will suffer from the recent spike in skin substitute spending, raising concerns about the broader impact fraud, waste and abuse has on value-based care.
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New value-based payment model aims to boost tech use
A new payment model from the CMS Innovation Center will use fixed, value-based payments to support technology-supported care for chronic disease management.
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Home health agencies face 1.3% decrease in Medicare payments
CMS finalized the CY 2026 Medicare payment rates for home health agencies, issuing a significantly smaller cut to payments than the $1.135 billion proposed reduction.
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Site-neutral pay, 340B clawback to offset new 2.6% OPPS boost
CMS will proceed with site-neutral payment expansion and the 340B clawback plan as it finalizes an overall 2.6% increase to Medicare outpatient hospital reimbursement.
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Urban safety-net hospitals: The unseen victims of Medicaid cuts
A Harvard analysis shows urban safety-net hospitals facing the greatest financial distress as a result of Medicaid cuts under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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Providers prepare to fight Anthem's new out-of-network policy
Over 80 physician groups oppose an upcoming Anthem policy that penalizes hospitals when members receive care from an out-of-network provider in the facility setting.
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Meet the 6 vendors participating in the CMS WISeR Model
The vendors selected to lead a new CMS model will apply their technologies leveraging AI to streamline the Medicare prior authorization process in six states.
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ACA enhanced tax credit fight exposes healthcare's funding crisis
Enhanced premium tax credits are at the center of the latest government shutdown, creating concerns for providers and exposing a history of patchwork solutions for a cracked system.
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Provider pay caught in the middle during government shutdown
The ongoing government shutdown will impact Medicare reimbursement, particularly for telehealth services, putting revenue cycle teams in a tight spot.
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Athenahealth revamps revenue cycle management in the era of AI
Athenahealth is adding AI features to its practice and revenue cycle management capabilities, at no additional cost, as the health IT company leans toward becoming AI native.