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AHA Fears Tightening of Antitrust Restrictions Regarding ACOs
On January 3, the AHA noted in a response to a public request for comment that it was disappointed (PDF) in a little-noticed announcement from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that it planned to tighten some ACO fraud-and-abuse waivers by narrowing legal definitions after two years of experience with the program.
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Source: Modern Healthcare
The AHA urged CMS to declare that it would only make material changes to the rules after a public notice-and-comment period. “ACOs should not be at risk for changes to the rules through obscure or little noticed issuances,” the AHA letter said.
Although observers roundly praised federal officials for loosening the antitrust and abuse rules on accountable care organizations (ACOs), the American Hospital Association (AHA) is protesting what it says are efforts by regulators to move back toward stricter enforcement over time.
Decisions and Precision in Value-Based Cancer Care
January 7th 2025An Institute for Value-Based Medicine regional event in Houston, Texas, covered inconsistencies with the integration of precision medicine in oncology practices, the evolution of treatment for multiple myeloma, and more.
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Examining Low-Value Cancer Care Trends Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 25th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the authors of a study published in the April 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® about their findings on the rates of low-value cancer care services throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
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