CMS Rule on Part B Drugs Could Lead to Steep Payment Cuts for Some Specialists
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a final rule that could result in steep payment reductions for physicians of certain specialties in 2018.
View ArticlePhysicians Engage Little to Coordinate Medicare Home Health Care
Forty-seven percent of survey respondents reported spending less than 1 minute reviewing CMS-485.
View ArticleMedicaid Expansion Ups Access to Rehab in Young Adults With Injury
Medicaid expansion correlated with an increase in Medicaid coverage and an increase in discharge to rehabilitation facilities.
View ArticleContinuous Medicaid Coverage Essential for People Living With HIV
Implementing initiatives to maintain Medicaid enrollment and to expedite Medicaid reenrollment and having alternate resources available in gaps are important to ensure continuous antiretroviral therapy...
View ArticleMedicaid-Insured Patients Less Likely to Receive Guideline-Recommended Treatment
Although the Affordable Care Act reduced the percentage of uninsured Americans from 20.3% to 12.6%, differences in quality of care still persist.
View ArticleAMA Proposes Policy Opposing Medicaid 'Lockout' Provisions
The AMA policy came in response to recently approved state Medicaid waivers that block patients from Medicaid for up to six months for not meeting deadlines or paperwork requirements.
View ArticleUninsured Cardiovascular Hospitalizations Reduced in States With Medicaid...
Choosing to expand Medicaid during the ACA implementation significantly reduced the number of uninsured hospitalizations.
View ArticleCost-Related Medication Nonadherence Reduced Following ACA Implementation
Following implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), cost-related medication nonadherence significantly decreased among adults who survived stroke.
View ArticlePersistent Expenses Associated With High-Cost Medicare, Medicaid Beneficiaries
Beneficiaries identified as "high cost" were likely to stay high cost over a 3 year period.
View ArticleWithout Medicaid Expansion, Poor Patients Forgo Medical Care
Going without medical care is common among low-income residents of states that have not expanded Medicaid.
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