The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released a list of 26 core quality measures that states may use to assess the quality of care their adult Medicaid recipients are receiving. According to the announcement in the Federal Register, “Identification of the initial core set of measures for Medicaid-eligible adults is an important [...]
President Obama recently released his proposed FY2013 budget, which outlines his fiscal goals for the United States. In the budget, the President proposes to cut healthcare spending by $360 billion over the next decade, with $300 billion coming out of Medicare through reduced payments to healthcare providers. Despite these cuts, the budget still proposes to allocate the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) nearly $950 billion in FY2013, with almost $500 billion proposed for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) alone.
To ensure that all individuals who obtain coverage through an Exchange program receive a consistent level of benefits, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is requiring some insurance plans—including those participating in Exchanges—to cover a set of essential health benefits (EHB) defined by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced several contract awards that will support the development of the federal “fallback” insurance Exchange.
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