| Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare | CMS moves to bolster exchange market | | | Health insurers in the Affordable Care Act exchanges will see changes from the CMS this year to strengthen the market, including eliminating special enrollment periods and an early look at plans' risk adjustment data, the top CMS official said on... |
| Kentucky moves ahead with plans to dismantle health exchange | | | Kentucky's new Republican administration is moving forward with plans to shut down the state's health insurance exchange, becoming the first state to cut ties with one of the key pieces of President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law because of... |
| Providers slam CMS proposal meant to curb drug abuse | | Monday, January 11, 2016 2:39 PM | |
| | Providers say mandating a review of state-run drug prescription databases could lead to inaccurate information and would be an administrative burden. They also say frequent prescription changes might reveal a lack of coordination among providers,... |
| New Medicare ACOs include first 'Next Generation' cohort | | Monday, January 11, 2016 2:00 PM | |
| | The Obama administration has named the newest participants in Medicare's accountable care programs, which now include 477 organizations in four models. The newest iteration is intended to move providers more quickly to robust financial risk for... |
| Task force: Mammograms an option at 40, do more good at 50 | | Monday, January 11, 2016 11:24 AM | |
| | Mammograms do the most good later in life, a government task force declared Monday in recommending that women get one every other year starting at age 50. It said 40-somethings should make their own choice after weighing the pros and cons. |
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