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HIMSSCast: Beyond remote care is augmented and virtual reality
Remember when the capabilities of the internet seemed mind-boggling? Digital twins and the metaverse are the next iteration of the internet, according to GridRaster’s co-founder and COO Dijam Panigrahi.
Medicare Advantage star ratings are expected to decline as CMS lifts COVID-19 guardrails
Medicare Advantage star ratings are expected to decline in this year’s annual ranking of the private Part C and D plans.
Star ratings are expected out today. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has said it would release the star ratings “on …
CommonSpirit Health suffers IT security incident
CommonSpirit Health, the large 142-hospital system, has suffered what the health system called an “IT security incident.”
The incident is impacting some of CommonSpirit’s facilities and some patient appointments have been rescheduled, according to the …
HHS issues $6 million in grants for reproductive health and research
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Office of Population Affairs, has announced more than $6 million for Title X Family Planning Research grants, Research-to-Practice Center grants and Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Evaluation a…
Optum and Change Healthcare complete merger
Optum and Change Healthcare officially merged today.
Change filed a report with the Securities and Exchange Commission today in connection with the closing, in accordance with the January 5 merger agreement.
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CMS announces lower premiums for Medicare Advantage plans in 2023
People with Medicare will see lower premiums for Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D prescription drug plans in 2023.
The projected average premium for 2023 Medicare Advantage plans is $18 per month, a decline of nearly 8% from the 2022 average pre…
340B hospitals to get full drug reimbursement for 2022, court orders
The Department of Health and Human Services must immediately stop the 30% drug reimbursement cuts to hospitals in the 340B program, a federal judge has ruled.
Providers ask HHS to extend information blocking deadline for a year
Ten hospital and physician groups have asked Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to extend the October 6 information blocking deadline for one year.
Social factors need to be factored into risk adjustment to advance health equity
Improving health equity requires changes to risk adjustment, physicians said Tuesday.
Current risk adjustment underestimates the total cost of care of patients who have comorbidities and socially complex issues, said physicians who spoke Tuesday during…
CMS decreases Medicare Part B monthly premium and deductible
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the 2023 premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance amounts for fee-for-service Medicare Part A and Part B, and the 2023 Medicare Part D income-related monthly adjustment amounts.
