Category Archives: Misc

HealthCare.gov Pilots New Doctor Lookup Feature

Posted on by
Avoid missing critical and costly deadlines by signing up for our eAlerts. Click the button to find out more..
eAlerts Sign Up

“Our goal is to provide consumers with relevant, personal and more up-to-date information about a plan before enrolling.” Beginning today, HealthCare.gov is piloting a new beta feature that allows consumers to search plans by their preferred provider or health facility. Some consumers will be part of a pilot that allows them to use the beta Doctor Lookup feature as they Continue reading HealthCare.gov Pilots New Doctor Lookup Feature→

Independence at Home practices succeed in improving care, lowering costs

Posted on by
Cutting Money

Affordable Care Act payment model saves more than $25 million in first performance year Independence at Home practices succeed in improving care, lowering costs The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced positive and promising results from the first performance year of the Independence at Home Demonstration, including both higher quality care and lower Medicare expenditures. “These results Continue reading Independence at Home practices succeed in improving care, lowering costs→

Avoid missing critical and costly deadlines by signing up for our eAlerts. Click the button to find out more..
eAlerts Sign Up

CMS announces entrepreneurs and innovators to access Medicare data

Posted on by

Last week at Health Datapalooza, the acting Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator, Andy Slavitt, announced a new policy that for the first time will allow innovators and entrepreneurs to access CMS data, such as Medicare claims. As part of the Administration’s commitment to use of data and information to drive transformation of the healthcare delivery system, CMS Continue reading CMS announces entrepreneurs and innovators to access Medicare data→

CMS and Indiana Agree on Medicaid Expansion

Posted on by
Avoid missing critical and costly deadlines by signing up for our eAlerts. Click the button to find out more..
eAlerts Sign Up

CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner and HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell issued the following statement today after Indiana became the 28th state – plus the District of Columbia – to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. “With today’s agreement, Indiana will become the 28th state, plus the District of Columbia, to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. This agreement will Continue reading CMS and Indiana Agree on Medicaid Expansion→