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 […]
WHO Says Don’t Blame Monkeys For Monkeypox Spread After Attacks On Animals
A World Health Organization official spoke up for monkeys following a string of attacks against primates in Brazil, saying they’re not responsible for the growing monkeypox outbreak. Margaret Harris, a WHO spokesperson, told a United Nations news conference in Geneva on Tuesday that the monkeypox virus has been found in many animals and is more […]