The U.S. health care system is famously resistant to government-imposed change. It took decades to create Medicare and Medicaid, mostly due to opposition from the medical-industrial complex. Then it was nearly another half-century before the passage of the Affordable Care Act. But the COVID-19...
Twenty-six states have modified continuing medical education (CME) requirements for physicians and some other practitioners as of May 13, says the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB). These states and their corresponding modifications include, but are not limited to, the following.
Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a second round of regulatory waivers and rule changes built to add flexibility to the United States’ healthcare system as many parts of America begin to reopen. Through these changes, CMS aims to ensure that states can...
To boost resources for treating hospitalized coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients, governors across the country have ordered hospitals to delay elective surgery procedures. The American College of Surgeons (ACS) has released recommendations to guide healthcare providers when they resume...
Healthcare providers are taking on increased risk under accountable care models like the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Pathways to Success plan to overhaul the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP). To ensure the success of value-based initiatives, leadership teams have...
In an effort to handle the COVID-19 crisis that's showing signs of straining healthcare resources and supplies, CMS issued a memo to providers instructing them to delay elective...