Medicare’s hospital insurance coverage will remain fully funded until 2028

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Medicare Trustees Report Shows Continued Slow Cost Growth Today, the Medicare Trustees projected that the trust fund financing Medicare’s hospital insurance coverage will remain fully funded until 2028, 11 years longer than they projected in 2009 before the passage of the Affordable Care Act. “Per-Medicare beneficiary cost growth continues to be exceptionally low,” said Andy Slavitt, acting administrator of the Continue reading Medicare’s hospital insurance coverage will remain fully funded until 2028→

AMA and Other Medical Societies Call for a Change in Interoperability Measurements

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The American Medical Association and 36 specialty medical associations urged the Administration today to rethink the way it measures the interoperability of electronic health records. The coalition of physician and medical organizations believes the current direction will require physicians to spend too much time meeting measures that will do little to make electronic health records valuable to patients and medical Continue reading AMA and Other Medical Societies Call for a Change in Interoperability Measurements→

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AMA Unveils New Online Resources to Help Physicians Navigate Value-Based Care Models

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Releases eight new educational modules to enable practice improvement and promote innovation in care delivery As part of its ongoing effort to support physicians navigating new value-based care models, the American Medical Association (AMA) today announced online resources for physicians considering their choice of new payment models that emphasize prevention, wellness and coordinated care. “With physicians facing critical decisions about Continue reading AMA Unveils New Online Resources to Help Physicians Navigate Value-Based Care Models→

Medicare Makes Enhancements to the Shared Savings Program to Strengthen Incentives for Quality Care

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today released a final rule improving how Medicare pays Accountable Care Organizations in the Medicare Shared Savings Program for delivering better patient care. Medicare is moving away from paying for each service a physician provides towards a system that rewards physicians for coordinating with each other. Accountable Care Organizations are a major Continue reading Medicare Makes Enhancements to the Shared Savings Program to Strengthen Incentives for Quality Care→