The movement to value-based care is alive and well, with the Trump administration eager to put their own stamp on the program. In one of his first major speeches as Secretary of Health and Human Services, Alex Azar said value-based care “needs to accelerate dramatically.” This reprises the administration’s draft 2018–2022 strategic plan for HHS…
The federal government on Thursday proposed a 1.84% average rate increase for Medicare Advantage plans in 2019, along with other policy tweaks that officials said are designed to strengthen the MA and Medicare Part D programs. The rate increase is a good deal higher than the 0.45% increase the agency approved for 2018. However, it…
CMS should work to align quality and performance standards across all Medicare programs, including Medicare Advantage (MA) and the Medicare accountable care organization (ACO) initiatives, says AMGA. In a letter issued in response to proposed changes to MA and Medicare Part D, AMGA President and CEO Jerry Penso, MD, MBA, argued that more standardization across…