news and updates
Nov.7, 2011
Supreme Court requests additional briefing in Douglas cases in response to CMS action requests
Nov.2, 2011
CMS published the Medicare ACO Final Rule in the Federal Register, at http://1.usa.gov/to9sBm See related rules regarding federal waivers in connection with the ACO program, http://1.usa.gov/sTx2XC, and the Advanced Payment ACO model, http://1.usa.gov/t9ggE8
Nov.1, 2011
CMS issues Medicare OPPS Final Rule, including changes to inpatient value-based purchasing program requested by hospitals.
Nov.1, 2011
California Hospital Association files lawsuit to halt Medicaid rate cutes approved by CMS. See CHA summary at http://bit.ly/s0BJOn
Oct.27, 2011
Kaiser Family Foundation 50 State Medicaid survey for 2011-2012 finds that Medicaid officials in virtually every state are enacting a variety of cost cutting measures, while many states are also implementing delivery system reforms to improve efficiency....