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CMS launches podcast to discuss policies and agency updates
First "CMS: Beyond the Policy" podcast explains physician fee schedule for 2019, in a conversational format.
Atul Gawande’s company looks to benefit design, unsealed court testimony shows
Atul Gawande’s company looks to benefit design, unsealed court testimony shows
Rebate policy would increase premiums, CVS Health CEO Larry Merlo says
Aetna helped drive revenue for CVS Health, even as the company suffered losses from its long-term care segment.
CMS predicts healthcare spending will skyrocket to $6 trillion by 2027
Baby boomers, higher income, will drive growth in healthcare spending over the next 8 years, CMS Office of the Actuary projects.
DOJ stands by decision in CVS Health and Aetna merger
CVS Health launches HealthHub services within its pharmacies
The pilot program for expanded services and medical equipment is being tested at three locations in Houston.
New ambulance payment model will reimburse for on-site treatment, use of telehealth
The 5-year model is testing for treatment in place of and for emergency transport to an alternative destination, such as a 24-hour care clinic.
Healthcare has so much data but we’re ‘probing in the dark,’ expert says at HIMSS19
AI will spur innovation in technology that comes from sources other than healthcare that will help the industry to adapt, expert says.
CMS Administrator Seema Verma lays out plan for ‘digital data revolution’
Health plans doing business in Medicare, Medicaid, and the ACA are being asked to share claims data, and all information should be transferable, Verma says.
