Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 16. May 2013 11:56
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) jointly released a bulletin on May 7, 2013 on service models for children and young adults with behavioral health conditions. [More]
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Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 2. May 2013 04:47
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released proposed rules on April 26, 2013 that would update Medicare payment methods and rates for Federal fiscal year 2014 under the inpatient prospective payment system (PPS) for acute care hospitals and the long-term care hospital PPS. [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 2. May 2013 04:40
On April 23, 2013, Governor Mike Beebe signed into law Senate Bill 1020, which authorizes the Arkansas Department of Human Services to explore design options that would reform the Medicaid program using private plans certified by the Department of Insurance that will offer coverage through the Exchange. [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 2. May 2013 04:34
The Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at the Brookings Institution has released an April 2013 report entitled, “Person-Centered Health Care Reform: A Framework for Improving Care and Slowing Health Care Cost Growth.” [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 24. April 2013 05:57
President Obama released his proposed budget for FY 2014 on April 10, 2013. The budget outlines proposals for new legislation that would cut Medicare expenditures by $371 billion over the period 2014-2023. [More]
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Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 3. April 2013 12:58
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued final rules on April 2, 2013 on calculating Medicaid expenditures that will qualify for enhanced Federal medical assistance percentages (FMAP) under section 2001 of the Affordable Care Act. [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 13. March 2013 02:21
The National Commission on Physician Payment Reform released a report on March 4, 2013 which concludes that health care spending cannot be controlled effectively without fundamental changes in how physicians are reimbursed under public and private health plans. [More]
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Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 27. February 2013 05:55
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) announced on February 21, 2013 that it has approved $254 million in "model testing" awards to six States, $31 million in "model design" awards to 16 States, and $4 million in "model pre-testing" awards to four States. [More]
