Policy & Value-Based Care
CMS announced on April 1 that it was modifying the Medicare Advantage program in order to incorporate social determinants of health-related benefits to MA plan members
April 1, 2019
The editors at Healthcare Innovation have won the ASHPE award for Best Special Section for the sixth year in a row, for our Top Ten Tech Trends section
Policy & Value-Based Care
April 1, 2019
A team of healthcare policy researchers analyzes the current situation around health insurance coverage in the U.S., and suggests a path towards universal health insurance coverage, through staged policy changes
March 30, 2019
On March 27, CMS Administrator Seema Verma published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal strongly criticizing the concept of Medicare for All, and arguing that its implementation would be harmful rather than helpful
March 29, 2019
Blue Shield of California exec Elizabeth Mitchell named CEO to succeed David Lansky
March 29, 2019
A team of medical researchers has found very wide variations in opioid prescribing patterns among clinicians in different states, posing questions around state government-level interventions to curb abuses
March 28, 2019
Other finalists were Medicaid Outcomes Distributed Research Network, New York City Health + Hospitals
March 28, 2019
Robert Krughoff led office that created Consumers’ Checkbook, which reports on healthcare services cost and quality
Policy & Value-Based Care
March 28, 2019
U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg on Wednesday threw out the Medicaid work requirements established by Kentucky and Arkansas, while CMS’s Seema Verma—and the governors of those states—vowed to fight on
March 27, 2019
Recommendations include supporting states in developing the capability to adhere to technical standards included in certified EHRs
March 27, 2019
Drs. Nabil Chehade and David Kaelber shared with attendees at the Cleveland HIT Summit their successes with risk-based contracting—and now, the entire industry needs to watch closely
March 26, 2019