It seemed that Tom Price was eager to oversee the transition of the government away from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) when he was elected as the new Secretary...
It is mandatory for the President of the United States to present a federal budget proposal to the congress every February. This budget request is usually recognized as...
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) released their newest reports to the Congress last month. MedPAC is an independent Congressional agency that is set up to counsel the Congress...
A recently released report by the Government Accountability Office offers an insightful review into the effectiveness of numerous attempts undertaken by the Department of Health and Human Services. It...
Even though the House Republicans were not successful in passing the American Health Care Act (AHCA), they did pass two major health reform bills recently in their efforts to...
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) recently offered detailed recommendations and comments to the officials of HHS. The suggestions submitted by AAFP was regarding CMS’s advance policy of...
In the latest move, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has delayed several bundled payment initiatives. This includes the implementation of cardiac bundled payment initiatives and the expansion...
In recent news, the latest proposal put forward by CMS was duly supported by the American Medical Group Association (AMGA). The proposal submitted by CMS was to delay the...
Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) was named as the new secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services recently after a 52-47 vote in favor of Price. Nominated by...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has taken the necessary steps in ensuring enough incentives for the states. This ensures that the billions of dollars received for...
As a medical billing company you understand that every piece of information in the patient demographic form is essential for claim payment. Accurate entry of these details greatly affects...
Donald Trump is elected as the next President of the United States of America for a reason. Among the promises made by him, the most notable one is the...
For the last weeks, Donald Trump has been assembling senior White House staff and his cabinet. Even though some in the media said that the Cabinet selection is much...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) program made a recent announcement of an additional eight million dollars in funding for the Special Innovation...
Recent reports say that one-third of the ECs will be exempted from MIPS reporting, because these ECs fall below the “low volume threshold.” This means that those ECs who...
It is reported that ACA open enrollment is advancing even though many of the past challenges linger on, and not just the customers, but the insurers too are facing...
CMS recently revealed their plans on streamlining EHR reporting requirements for hospitals and eligible professionals. “These changes include a proposal for clinicians, hospitals and critical access hospitals to use...
A recent study claims that better trained physicians can improve the quality of care provided to transgender youths. As per the researchers, many pediatricians in the country do not...
The US senate recently took a decision to change its strategy on the health policy. As of now, the largely followed health policy, H.R.6, is based on the 21st...