LTC: Seize on opportunity as senators support palliative care access
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Allison Silvers
Jul 15, 2022
On June 17, 2022, Senators Rosen (D-NV), Barrasso (R-WY) and Fischer (R-NE) sent a letter to the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) asking it to support access to palliative care wherever...
Lawmakers: CMS has no vision for Innovation Center ‘beyond undermining Medicare’
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Sep 22, 2017
Democratic lawmakers lashed out on Wednesday against news that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is planning to take its Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation in a “new direction.”
CMS looking to take Innovation Center in ‘new direction’ with focus on flexibility, competition
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Sep 21, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is planning on revamping its seven-year-old Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, Administrator Seema Verma said on Wednesday.
CMS looking for accountable care organization comments and new Pioneer ACO participants
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 23, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Friday that it is seeking a second round of applicants to the Pioneer ACO Model.
Number of Medicare ACOs could top 300 in January, official says
Nov 15, 2012
Accountable care organizations contracting with Medicare might double in January, according to the head of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation.
Lawmaker questions existence of Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 14, 2012
A House Republican has doubts about a program created by the Affordable Care Act to test new care delivery models for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries and dual eligibles.
CMS defends ‘passive enrollment’ into dual eligible demonstration programs
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McKnight's Staff
Jun 05, 2012
Government officials say safeguards are in place to prevent dually eligible Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries from losing access to care when they enroll in demonstration projects.
Report: States propose managed care plans for dual eligibles
Aug 17, 2011
All of the 15 states selected by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to develop better plans for dual eligibles have proposed managed care models.
Rule allows proactive nursing homes to reduce inspection-related fines
Mar 21, 2011
Nursing homes that self-report compliance violations and quickly address them will see their fines cut in half, under a new final rule released Thursday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Experts tell CMS to learn from past mistakes when creating new pilot programs
Jul 09, 2010
A group of healthcare reform experts is urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to reflect on past Medicare reform programs as it develops the new Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation...