Tag: Insurance: Medicaid
Colon Cancer Survival Varies by Insurance Type
Patients with Medicaid or no insurance have lower survival versus those with private coverage
Care for Key Surgical Issues Up With ACA Medicaid Expansion
Medicaid expansion linked to increased insurance coverage, early care for uncomplicated presentation
Payment for Laboratory Tests Set to Reduce Starting Jan. 1, 2018
CMS Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule to result in drop in payments for physician office-based tests
CAPABLE Program Saves Money for Seniors With Disability
Largest differential reduction in expenditures seen for inpatient care, long-term services, supports
Doctors Have Extra Two Weeks to Preview Performance Data
Due to technical issue with Physician Compare, CMS extending time frame for physicians to view data
CMS Launches Initiative to Examine Impact of Regulations
Officials set to travel country gathering information on impact of their regulations on physicians
Medicaid’s Best-Price Rule May Not Be Such a Big Problem
There are ways to avoid or mitigate impact of the rule, though it may affect novel pricing strategies
2016 Physician Quality Reporting System Reports Available
Physicians should review reports to know whether they are subject to 2018 PQRS payment adjustment
Insurance Type Linked to Surgery Delay in Melanoma
Surgical treatment delays increased for Medicaid versus private patients, for nonwhite patients
Specialist Access No Better With Adoption of Access Standards
No notable improvement in timely access to specialty services following implementation of standards
