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Analysis: ACA didn’t flood physicians’ offices with new, sicker patients
Physicians experienced no major changes in patient volume or complexity since the Affordable Care Act’s coverage expansion provisions took effect, a study shows.
Of patient encounters, 22.9% of primary care visits in 2014 were by new patients, compared with 22.6% of visits to primary care...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - March 28, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: CHEST Practice Economics CARD Practice Economics CEN Practice Economics CNN Practice Economics CPN Practice Economics FPN Practice Economics IMN Practice Economics OBGYN Practice Economics PED Practice Economics RHEUM Practice Economics Source Type: news
Commonwealth Fund: ACA’s medical loss ratio rule saves $5 billion
The Affordable Care Act’s requirement that health insurers pay out a minimum percentage of premiums in medical claims or quality improvement generated $5 billion in savings from 2011 to 2013, according to the Commonwealth Fund.
However, insurance companies were not increasing spending on quality...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - March 28, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: CARD Practice Economics CHEST Practice Economics CEN Practice Economics CNN Practice Economics CPN Practice Economics EM Practice Economics FPN Practice Economics HOSP Practice Economics IMN Practice Economics OBGYN Practice Economics Source Type: news
Senate recesses without addressing SGR repeal bill
The Senate adjourned for a 2-week recess early on March 27, leaving without taking action on House-passed legislation to repeal the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate formula and reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
The Senate will not convene again until April 13, nearly 2 weeks...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - March 27, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: CARD Practice Economics CHEST Practice Economics CEN Practice Economics CNN Practice Economics CPN Practice Economics EM Practice Economics FPN Practice Economics HOSP Practice Economics IMN Practice Economics OBGYN Practice Economics Source Type: news
Doctors hail House vote to repeal, replace SGR
Physicians are lauding passage of legislation by the House of Representatives to repeal the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate formula (SGR) and replace it with an alternative system that would raise physician payments and focus on value-based performance. The bill also reauthorizes the Children’s...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - March 26, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: CARD Practice Economics CHEST Practice Economics CEN Practice Economics CNN Practice Economics CPN Practice Economics EM Practice Economics FPN Practice Economics HOSP Practice Economics IMN Practice Economics OBGYN Practice Economics Source Type: news
House votes to repeal SGR, reauthorize CHIP
After years of failed attempts and temporary fixes, the House of Representatives on March 26 passed H.R. 2, a bill to repeal the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate formula (SGR) and replace it with an alternative system that temporarily would raise Medicare physician pay and focus on value-based...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - March 26, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: CARD Practice Economics CHEST Practice Economics CEN Practice Economics CNN Practice Economics CPN Practice Economics EM Practice Economics FPN Practice Economics HOSP Practice Economics IMN Practice Economics OBGYN Practice Economics Source Type: news
CMS: All docs, hospitals must be on Stage 3 meaningful use in 2018
All physicians and hospitals would need to be meet stage 3 meaningful use beginning in 2018, according to a recent proposal by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
In the agency’s Stage 3 proposed...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - March 26, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: CARD Practice Economics CHEST Practice Economics CEN Practice Economics CNN Practice Economics CPN Practice Economics FPN Practice Economics HOSP Practice Economics IMN Practice Economics OBGYN Practice Economics RHEUM Practice Economics Source Type: news
Value-based medicine gets boost from launch of information-sharing network
The federal government has launched the Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network as a way to help physicians and other players in the health care system transition to value-based medical care. The network was announced March 25 at a White House event.
“Health reform is really hard,”...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - March 25, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: CARD Practice Economics CHEST Practice Economics CEN Practice Economics CNN Practice Economics CPN Practice Economics EM Practice Economics FPN Practice Economics HOSP Practice Economics IMN Practice Economics OBGYN Practice Economics Source Type: news
New bill consolidates SGR fix, CHIP reauthorization
Bipartisan lawmakers have introduced a bill that would repeal the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula, this time with language that would reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for 2 years.
Leaders on the House Energy and Commerce and House Ways and Means committees...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - March 24, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: CARD Practice Economics CHEST Practice Economics CEN Practice Economics CNN Practice Economics CPN Practice Economics EM Practice Economics FPN Practice Economics HOSP Practice Economics IMN Practice Economics OBGYN Practice Economics Source Type: news
Value-based payment: Time to start getting ready
WASHINGTON– Are physicians ready for the shift toward value-based compensation?
A report from the American Medical Association and the RAND Corporation aims to get physicians thinking about what investments they should expect to...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - March 23, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: CARD Practice Economics CHEST Practice Economics CEN Practice Economics CNN Practice Economics CPN Practice Economics EM Practice Economics FPN Practice Economics HOSP Practice Economics OBGYN Practice Economics PED Practice Economics Source Type: news
SGR repeal bill reintroduced; payment mechanism not addressed
A bill to repeal the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate formula was reintroduced into the House and Senate March 19.
H.R. 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act, is described as “nearly identical” to the...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - March 19, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: CARD Practice Economics CHEST Practice Economics CEN Practice Economics CNN Practice Economics CPN Practice Economics EM Practice Economics FPN Practice Economics HOSP Practice Economics IMN Practice Economics OBGYN Practice Economics Source Type: news
Feds recover $3 billion in health fraud in 2014
The federal government recouped $3 billion in health fraud settlements and judgments in fiscal 2014, down from $4 billion in 2013, according to a March 19 announcement by the Department of Health and Human Services.
The Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control (HCFAC) Program has recovered nearly $30...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - March 19, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: CARD Practice Economics CHEST Practice Economics CEN Practice Economics CNN Practice Economics CPN Practice Economics EM Practice Economics FPN Practice Economics HOSP Practice Economics IMN Practice Economics OBGYN Practice Economics Source Type: news
States expand Medicaid through unique approaches
State government officials are getting creative in their efforts to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.
After the 2014 election, some states sought to expand their Medicaid programs “with some kind of special arrangement in an attempt to fine tune it to their specific state needs and...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - March 16, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: CARD Practice Economics CHEST Practice Economics CEN Practice Economics CNN Practice Economics CPN Practice Economics EM Practice Economics FPN Practice Economics HOSP Practice Economics IMN Practice Economics OBGYN Practice Economics Source Type: news
HHS report: Record number of patients covered under ACA
About 16.4 million Americans have gained health insurance coverage since the Affordable Care Act took effect, dropping the U.S. uninsured rate by 7 percentage points, according to a new report released...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - March 16, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: CARD Practice Economics CHEST Practice Economics CEN Practice Economics CNN Practice Economics CPN Practice Economics EM Practice Economics FPN Practice Economics HOSP Practice Economics IMN Practice Economics OBGYN Practice Economics Source Type: news
House negotiating SGR fix, repeal could come soon
Negotiations are apparently underway in the House of Representatives over the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula, and agreement on a possible repeal could be on the horizon.
The new efforts will hopefully lead to an improved, permanent payment system that ensures Medicare is on a...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - March 12, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: CARD Practice Economics CHEST Practice Economics CEN Practice Economics CNN Practice Economics EM Practice Economics FPN Practice Economics HOSP Practice Economics IMN Practice Economics OBGYN Practice Economics RHEUM Practice Economics Source Type: news
Experts: New ACO model positive for physicians
The new Next Generation Accountable Care Organization (ACO) model improves upon other ACO models and allows for greater success for physicians, according to ACO experts.
“It’s a really good sign generally that CMS is willing and able to adapt to some of the major structural problems with the...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - March 11, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: CARD Practice Economics CHEST Practice Economics CEN Practice Economics CNN Practice Economics CPN Practice Economics EM Practice Economics FPN Practice Economics HOSP Practice Economics IMN Practice Economics OBGYN Practice Economics Source Type: news
