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CMS changing direct contracting to an ACO gets mixed reaction
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has redesigned its Medicare Direct Contracting Model to an Accountable Care Organization model focused on health equity.
The ACO Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (REACH) Model will replace th…
Justice Department sues to block UnitedHealth Group’s $13 billion acquisition of Change Healthcare
The Department of Justice has filed a civil lawsuit to stop the $13 billion merger between UnitedHealth Group and Change Healthcare.
The complaint was filed today by the DOJ and Attorneys General in Minnesota and New York, in the U.S. District Court f…
More than 4,100 providers will get $560 million in Provider Relief Fund payments this week
More than 4,1000 providers will receive $560 million in Provider Relief Fund payments this week.
Hint Health rolls out value-based primary care direct contracting network
Hint Health is rolling out a nationwide network to provide direct contracting between employers and primary care providers, bypassing traditional insurance in the PCP market.
Hint Connect is providing employers a single point of access to hundreds of i…
Healthcare groups want advance notice on the end of PHE and Medicaid provisions
Payer groups are asking Congress for a 90-day notice prior to the end of the public health emergency because of what it means for current Medicaid enrollees who could lose coverage.
DOJ has until February 27 to block Change and UnitedHealth merger
The Department of Justice has until Saturday, February 27 to block the merger between UnitedHealth Group and Change Healthcare, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on February 17.
Rhode Island AG denies merger between Lifespan and Care New England
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha has denied the proposed merger between Lifespan and Care New England.
In addition, Rhode Island will join the Federal Trade Commission’s lawsuit to block the transaction, the AG’s office said.
Over 200 healthcare organizations ask HHS to keep direct contracting
More than 200 healthcare organizations have asked Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to keep the Global and Professional Direct Contracting Model as some Democrats speak out against the Trump-era Medicare program.
CMS delays the release of hospital star ratings due to a calculation error
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is delaying the release of the hospital star ratings from April until June due to an error in one of the measures.
HIMSS22 theme Reimagine Health echoes healthcare’s transformation since COVID-19
The healthcare industry has survived, adapted and innovated its way through two years of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This year, the HIMSS22 Global Health Conference & Exhibition is echoing that transformation in its theme, Reimagine Health.
