ACA Times

MAY 1, 2019

Department of Health and Human Services’ Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended the period of non-enforcement for certain non-compliant health policies under the Affordable Care Act through the end of 2020. 2 minute read: The U.S.

Medicare 40

Medicare Health Policy 40

care innovations

APRIL 25, 2018

million in telehealth claims per year “did not meet Medicare requirements,” the Office of Inspector General (OIG) at the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has thrust new light upon America’s byzantine telemedicine reimbursement policies and the limitations they place on the expansion of value-based care.

Telemedicine 49

Telemedicine Medicare Telehealth Health Policy 49

Health Populi

OCTOBER 28, 2019

A recent study on politics and health care spending in the U.S. published by the National Bureau of Economic Research found a close link between electoral politics and Medicare: that is, between legislative processes in the U.S. In the words of NPR, “Hospitals are the largest individual contributor to health care costs in the U.S…

Pharmaceuticals 136

Pharmaceuticals Medical Billing Medicare Mental health 136

E-CareManagement

DECEMBER 1, 2014

The editor and publisher of Accountable Care News have been generous in allowing me to republish my article from the November 2014 issue. The issue is being revisited in major 2014 MSSP reg revisions which are in process. Click here to download a.pdf copy of the article. It’s in-depth — about 2,000 words.

Accountable Care 45

Accountable Care Medicare Health Policy 45

Health Populi

JUNE 7, 2018

Some key findings from this study were that: The fastest-growing spending conditions between 2013 and 2014 were infectious disease, mental illness, and diabetes. The second chart indicates healthcare spending by category in billions of dollars and annual rate of growth.

Pharmaceuticals 206

Pharmaceuticals Public Health Mental health Health Policy 206

Health Populi

OCTOBER 8, 2018

With “Economy” embodied in the law’s name, a rationale for including HITECH in ARRA was, in part, to help stimulate the nation’s economy beyond the revenues of health IT companies many of whom, in the short-term, directly benefited from the law. Some historical perspective is useful for context.

Digital Health 154

Digital Health EHR Telehealth Health Information 154

Henry Kotula

JULY 1, 2019

Thirty-eight percent of large employers offered a worksite clinic in 2019, up from 27 percent in 2014. For payers, it becomes important to benchmark the prices paid commercially against a common reference point such as Medicare.

Life Science 32

Life Science Pharmaceuticals Mental health Telemedicine 32