CMS announces participants in bundled payment initiative *

USA - February 7 2013
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced the health care organizations chosen to participate in the Bundled…

Co-authors: Jeremy Earl.

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CMS announces new opportunity to participate in the Advance Payment Model for ACOs *

USA - July 2 2012
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) just announced a new opportunity for smaller accountable care organizations (ACOs) that are not affiliated with hospitals (other than critical access hospitals or small rural hospitals) to participate in the Advance Payment Model ACO program. 

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CMS releases its 2012 ACO application; Pioneer ACOs advance *

USA - November 21 2011
Pursuant to the Medicare Shared Savings Program final rule released on October 20, 2011, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released its 2012 Accountable Care Organization application.

Co-authors: Lesley DeRenzo.

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CMS imposes medicaid payment restrictions on provider-preventable conditions *

USA - November 8 2011
Effective July 1, 2011, states must submit state plan amendments to the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) indicating how each state will prohibit Medicaid payments to providers for provider-preventable conditions as required under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Co-authors: Emily J. Cook.

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Obama Administration asks Supreme Court to take up health reform case *

USA - October 11 2011
The Obama Administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to consider the constitutionality of the individual mandate, a provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that the Administration once referred to as the “linchpin” of the sweeping 2010 health reform law.

Co-authors: Webb Millsaps.

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