CMS to add COVID-19-related waivers to value-based payment models, Verma says
Medicare plans to add pandemic-era waivers to its value-based payment models as a way to incentivize provider participation.
340B cuts, inpatient-only elimination lead hospitals’ OPPS concerns
Proposed OPPS cuts for 340B hospitals and outpatient payment changes drew the most concerns from hospitals and advocates.
The defining traits of a successful leader-deputy relationship, and how to make it happen
Leaders should understand the vital importance of choosing the right second-in-command.
The “next normal” and how to get there
Beth Kaplan of Deloitte & Touche discusses how a consistent process of assessment and adjustment can help healthcare organizations get through each phase of the pandemic and beyond. Also, HFMA Community Manager Melanie Binder announces a new Community Callout.
CMS Administrator Seema Verma receives HFMA’s Board of Directors Award, talks with CEO Joe Fifer
At HFMA's Digital Annual Conference, President and CEO Joe Fifer presented CMS Administrator Seema Verma with the Association's highest honor: the Richard L. Clarke Board of Directors Award in recognition of her outstanding contributions to healthcare in a role that involves oversight of a $1 trillion budget, representing 26% of the total federal budget, and administration of health coverage programs for more than 130 million Americans. Following the presentation, Fifer and Verma had a Q&A session in which she addressed price transparency, the pandemic, and the future of value-based care.
Q&A: Humana expands value-based payment push
One MA health plan discusses how it’s pushing further into value-based payment and what that means for providers.
Proposed change to Medicare E/M payment leads to disagreement among both providers and health plans
Medicare physician payment changes for evaluation and management could have dire financial repercussions for some practices, providers warn.
How leading health system CFOs are staying agile on the road to recovery
Making strategic decisions in the current environment is difficult, but CFOs are leading their organizations by creating a more performance-based culture and adopting an agile financial planning approach.
HHS announces Phase 3 CARES Act Provider Relief Funding
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will accept applications for Phase 3 General Distributions of provider relief funds Oct. 5 – Nov. 6.
Hospitals to lose Medicare, Medicaid access in 14 weeks if they don’t meet daily reporting requirements
Hospitals will have 14 weeks to meet daily data-reporting requirements related to COVID-19 and the flu or face termination from Medicare and Medicaid.