CMS Facing Challenges Attracting Practices to Value-Based Payment Models
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to face a string of challenges in trying to attract more fee-for-service medical practices to Medicare’s accountable care organizations (ACOs) and other value-based purchasing arrangements. “Value-based purchasing programs link provider payments to improved performance by healthcare providers. This form of payment holds healthcare providers accountable for […]
Wyoming Medicaid Renewals Continue Across State – Wyoming Department of Health
Wyoming Medicaid Renewals Continue Across State August 9, 2023 Wyoming Medicaid’s renewal process, which was restarted earlier this year to review client eligibility, has reached a key stage, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). Medicaid is a joint federal-state insurance program that pays for the medical and long-term care of qualified low-income and […]
Wyoming Medicaid Renewals Continue Across State – Wyoming Department of Health
Wyoming Medicaid Renewals Continue Across State August 9, 2023 Wyoming Medicaid’s renewal process, which was restarted earlier this year to review client eligibility, has reached a key stage, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). Medicaid is a joint federal-state insurance program that pays for the medical and long-term care of qualified low-income and […]
“Waiver” Programs Part of Wyoming Medicaid Renewals – Wyoming Department of Health
“Waiver” Programs Part of Wyoming Medicaid Renewals July 18, 2023 The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is reminding participants, family members, providers and case managers the state’s efforts serving vulnerable groups through “waiver” programs are part of Wyoming Medicaid, which recently restarted its annual renewal process. Medicaid is a joint federal-state insurance program that pays […]
Medicare to Start Taking Applications Next Month for a New Primary-Care Focused ACO
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will begin accepting applications next month for a new type of accountable care organization (ACO) that is aimed at attracting primary care physicians who have not participated in an ACO before. “Access to high-quality primary care is associated with better health outcomes and equity for people and […]
CMS Proposes 3.4% Cut in Medicare Physician Fees for 2024
WASHINGTON — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing a 3.4% cut to the “conversion factor” used to set the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2024, and physician groups are none too happy about it. “The proposed 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) raises significant concerns for medical groups related to its […]
More Than 1 Million People Dropped From Medicaid As States Start Post-Pandemic Purge
More than 1 million people have been dropped from Medicaid in the past couple months as some states moved swiftly to halt health care coverage following the end of the coronavirus pandemic. Most got dropped for not filling out paperwork. Though the eligibility review is required by the federal government, President’s Joe Biden’s administration isn’t […]
Wyoming Medicaid Offers Scam Alert – Wyoming Department of Health
Wyoming Medicaid Offers Scam Alert March 23, 2023 Following reports of fake texts and bogus calls seeking money, Wyoming Medicaid is alerting residents about current Medicaid renewal scams that are targeting program clients. Wyoming Medicaid is part of the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH), “Some of our clients are receiving text messages claiming their Medicaid […]
Millions of People Could Lose Medicaid Starting in April
Due to pandemic-related continuous enrollment provisions, Medicaid rosters surged to over 90 million enrollees. On April 1, for the first time in 3 years, states will begin unwinding those provisions and disenrolling individuals no longer eligible for the program. While a majority of states have taken numerous steps to prevent those still eligible for coverage […]
Sickle Cell Disease Patients Miss Out on Decades of Life
A cohort study of Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries with sickle cell disease (SCD) showed a life expectancy of just 52.6 years, well below that of the general population. And among SCD patients, survival varied by sex and insurance status. Men, individuals covered by Medicare for disabilities or end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and the dual-eligible were […]