Tracking Medicare news, policy, and coverage changes.
(MedPage Today) -- Maternity care billing is getting an overhaul that ob/gyns say is long overdue and will likely improve patient care and physician compensation -- as long as it's rolled out effectively. For decades, there's been a global system...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Experts warned that components of the new U.S. Dietary Guidelines like red meat intake are associated with greater liver fibrosis risk while liver-protective foods such as beans were not included. (American Journal of Gastroenterology...
Read full article →Tucked inside a Medicare physician pay draft rule released this week, federal regulators proposed major changes to remote patient monitoring payment policies that experts say will significantly disrupt providers' RPM programs.
Read full article →The deal is slated to add more than 1,300 new pieces of technology across Catholic Health's 40 hospital and outpatient sites, with additional operational support and access to digital tools.
Read full article →When a provider refers a patient to Thriveworks, they will be able to sign on to a dashboard to see crucial data, like whether they successfully connected to care, clinical progress and new medications.
Read full article →Applications for the effort are now open through Aug. 6, and participants will be selected by CHAI’s leadership council.
Read full article →Taco Bell announced on Thursday that it would remove lettuce from some of its stores following reports that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has opened an investigation into iceberg lettuce supplied to the fast-food chain as a possible source of the cyclosporiasis outbreak in the U.S. “Based on ongoing conversations with public health officials,...
Read full article →The Trump administration is reviving a policy that would allow immigration officers to deny green cards to applicants who use public benefits like Medicaid, housing assistance or food stamps. The policy governs how officials can apply the “public charge” test, which is used to determine whether applicants are likely to rely on government support. ...
Read full article →Senate Republicans blocked an attempt by Democrats on Thursday to stop a Trump administration pilot program for Medicare that uses artificial intelligence to approve or deny physician-ordered care. The vote on a resolution to invoke the Congressional Review Act (CRA) and end the program failed on party lines, 46 to 50. CRA votes need a...
Read full article →Eli Lilly’s AtaiBeckley acquisition marks a dozen M&A deals for the pharma company so far this year. AtaiBeckley’s lead program is an intranasally administered psychedelic drug in pivotal testing for treatment-resistant depression. The post Lilly Expands Its Mind to Psychedelics With $2.8B AtaiBeckley Acquisition appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →This is not an argument against capital in independent medicine. Practices need infrastructure, and physicians have legitimate reasons to seek liquidity. It is an argument that the exit stage carries a risk this market has not yet priced. The post What Happens to Independent Medicine When Private Equity Shows Up With a Checkbook appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →The Trump administration is testing the use of AI in Medicare to approve some medical services.
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