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Bipartisan House Members Want Investigation of Medicare Advantage Vertical Integration
Blue Cross Blue Shield Loses $421M Fraud Verdict Over Denied Payments
MA Plans See Slower Growth Rate in 2025
More in GOP looking to rein in MA plans.
Another potential MA plan target?
Judge Rules Nursing Homes Don't Have to Comply with Staffing Rule
POLITICO Pro | Article | CMS to mandate nursing home staffing levels in landmark regulation
AHIP, AMA, and NAACOS Release Playbook to Boost Value-Based Care Adoption In a collaborative effort to advance value-based care...
States are Stepping Up Efforts to Curb Prior Authorization Abuses
Prior authorization requirements by insurers has plagued providers and patients for years and it seems to only be getting worse and...
Gobbled Up’: CMS Medicare Increase for Nursing Homes Fails to Price in Dire Economic Environment, Costly Regulation
The federal government’s proposed Medicare payment increase for 2025 is not sitting well with the nursing home sector, with financial...
CMS Clarifies Updates for Skilled Nursing Facilities in FY 2025 Proposed Rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) held an open door forum Tuesday, which addressed updates outlined in the proposed...
CMS Launches Value-Based Care Spotlight Website
During Health Care Value Week last week, CMS introduced the Value-Based Care Spotlight, a website dedicated to promoting understanding...
UHC ‘Self-dealing’
More than just interesting: Untied Health Care 's 'self-dealing' is detailed in a new investigative article. Self-dealing is defined as...
HCSC Acquiring Cigna’s Medicare Units
HCSC will acquire Cigna's Medicare units, including Medicare Advantage, Medicare supplement and Medicare drug plans for $3.3...
MA Profitability Margins Declining
MA continues to grow, but there are signs that its profitability is on the decline with margins declining from 4.9 percent in 2019 to 3.4...
Prior Authorization Rates in MA Star Ratings
The Federation of American Hospitals is urging CMS to integrate a quality measure in the MA star ratings system that mandates health...
CMS Wants to Increase MA Rates by $16 Billion in 2025
Medicare Advantage rates will go up by 3.7 percent in 2025, giving plans an extra $16 billion compared with this year, according to the...
CMS has clarified insurer's use of AI and algorithms in patient care.
A CMS memo to MA plans sent last week said "An algorithm that determines coverage based on a larger data set instead of the individual...

