On December 7, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new final rule on the risk adjustment methodology for the 2018 plan year. The final rule made no changes from the ...

Providers who fail to meet the standards of the Physician Quality Reporting System in 2016 will get a pass from CMS in 2017 and 2018, the agency has announced. CMS said it will not penalize providers ...

SUMMARY: This final rule will update the hospice wage index, payment rates, and cap amount for fiscal year (FY) 2018. Additionally, this rule includes new quality measures and provides an update on ...

CMS said Friday that it issued a final rule about insurer risk-adjustment payments for 2018, saying it wanted to provide consistency while the outcome of a court case about the issue is still in play.

We examine these key findings below in more detail and then briefly discuss policy implications for the MSSP, as well as for the broader landscape of accountable care and value-based models involving ...

The average Medicare Advantage monthly premium will decrease by $1.91, or about 6 percent in 2018, from an average of $31.91 in 2017 to $30, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ...

Last week CMS issued its anticipated proposed rule to implement the Supreme Court’s decision last year which ruled that CMS’ reduction in Medicare payments for Part B outpatient drugs purchased ...

The suspension of the health insurance tax in 2019 helped offset higher use of healthcare service spending, a new study found. (Getty/Maudib) () Healthcare spending increased 4.6% in 2019 to $3.8 ...

I won't keep you in suspense. The standard Medicare Part B monthly premium for 2019 will be $135.50, a modest increase of just $1.50 per month over 2018's standard premium. In addition, the annual ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced Medicare Part B premiums for 2019, and the base premium increases modestly from $134 to $135.50 a month. Yet high earners are still getting ...