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Here’s why CMS’s move to reimburse for virtual care and remote ...

The new rule includes additional amendments designed to accelerate the use of virtual check-ins and Remote Patient Monitoring in the market. Here's a look at why the rule is good but not great. read more

CMS Opens the Door to More Virtual Care, Digital Health

KEY TAKEAWAYS. CMS has approved three new HCPCS codes in its final 2025 Physician Fee Schedule to support Advanced Primary Care Management. Providers will be able to bill monthly for care ... read more

CMS' Verma: Upend the Status Quo to Move to Value-Based Care - AJMC

Reforms in US healthcare are urgently needed to reorient the system around value, and during her keynote at the National Association of Accountable Care Organizations (NAACOs), CMS Administrator ... read more

CMS Advances Virtual Care, Digital Health ... - HealthLeaders Media

CMS Advances Virtual Care, Digital Health Coverage in Proposed 2025 PFS. Analysis | By Eric Wicklund | July 19, 2024 ... read more

CMS unveils strategy to improve rural healthcare

Dive Brief: CMS on Tuesday announced its first Rural Health Strategy, which looks to improve access to and quality of care in rural areas.. CMS Administrator Seema Verma said the effort looks to ... read more

CMS moves to strengthen primary care - Becker’s ASC

CMS plans to collaborate with State Medicaid Agencies and engage private payers to ensure full care transformation across public programs. Primary care organizations within the participating states ... read more

Medicare Accountable Care Organizations In 2023: Large Savings With ...

"Medicare Accountable Care Organizations In 2023: Large Savings With Increasing Value-Based Programmatic Competition", Health Affairs Forefront, January 15, 2025 . DOI: 10.1377/forefront.20250113. ... read more

Primary Care Is Increasingly Going Virtual. What Does This Mean For ...

The latest company to work on this is CVS Health, which announced last week that it will be launching a comprehensive virtual primary care solution.The company’s goal is to make care more ... read more

Virtual hospital-at-home offers alternative to CMS waiver: study ...

Those getting virtual hospital-at-home care had shorter stays and fewer emergency department visits, Los Angeles General Medical Center researchers said. read more

CMS mulls $810M cut to home health Medicare payments

The large dip for agencies reflects reforms installed back in 2020 for home health payments. A 2018 spending law required CMS to “better align payments with patient care needs, especially for ... read more