USA - August 28 2017
On August 15, 2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule (Proposed Rule) that, if finalized, would (1) reduce…
Alexis Finkelberg Bortniker, Christopher J. Donovan
USA - March 15 2017
Health Plans and health care providers are getting into each other’s business. This payor/provider convergence has taken different forms…
Kevin G. Fitzgerald
USA - February 6 2017
“A robust, sustainable blood system is a crucial component of every health care system.” That is how Rand Corporation’s recently issued comprehensive…
Elizabeth J. Rosen
USA - December 29 2016
On December 20, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule (the Final Rule) which includes three new mandatory…
Alexis Finkelberg Bortniker, George N. Mikhail
USA - August 1 2016
On Monday July 25, 2016, CMS proposed new models that expand mandatory participation in bundled payments and continue CMS's initiative to shift…
Alexis Finkelberg Bortniker, Christopher J. Donovan