PA: Community HealthChoices MCOs
CHC was developed for Pennsylvanians who are eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, or eligible for Medicaid-funded LTSS. This new initiative is a managed care program by the departments of Human …
CMS Proposes Six-Month Delay for Home Health CoPs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed delaying the implementation date for the new home health Conditions of Participation (CoPs) until January 2018. The proposal comes after …
Survey: Mail-order program reduces access
Medicare’s national mail-order program for diabetes testing supplies has sharply reduced beneficiary access, says a new survey from the America Association of Diabetes Educators. The “secret shopper” survey found that: …
NC Medicaid remake hits benchmark
The effort to privatize North Carolina’s Medicaid program made its first substantive deadline last week, but Department of Health and Human Services officials warned lawmakers that putting the plan in …
Medicaid reform in NC has health care systems juggling best path for services
The state’s largest health care systems have been caught in a logistical tug-of-war after legislators proposed a hybrid strategy for handling the biggest piece of Medicaid reform. Do the systems …
Telehealth Expansion Proposed in Bipartisan Senate Bill
Earlier this month, a bipartisan group, led by U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), introduced a bill in the Senate focused on promoting cost savings and quality care under the Medicare …
Colorado lawmakers advance bill to spread telehealth across state
A bill that would boost telemedicine in Colorado by preventing health insurance plans from requiring in-person care to patients when it can be appropriately provided remotely progressed to the House …
HME News: CMS holds steady on Medicare Advantage
CMS has proposed a very small decrease in payments to Medicare Advantage plans for 2016, the agency announced Feb. 20. CMS says it wants to pay private insurers 0.95% less …