Star Ratings have driven the market in Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D since the…
Tag: ObamaCare
CMS Releases Widely Anticipated Proposed ACA regulation, the New Administration’s First Attempt at Market Stabilization
On February 15, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its widely…
While We Wait…How Did the ACA Fare this Open Enrollment?
As the weeks go by and we continue to wait for substantive Affordable Care Act…
Capitol Hill Healthcare Update
With so much activity on the hill this week, now is a good time to…
What Trump Could Actually Do to ObamaCare, Day One, Without Congress
It’s becoming clear here in DC that legislative repeal of ObamaCare may actually not happen.…
How Market Monster Centene Sees the World Post-Trump
Last week market monster Centene held its annual year-end investor day where it laid out…
Whither Medicaid, CHIP, and the Mega-Reg?
Most attention in health policy since the election has been on the looming repeal of…
21st Century Cures Bill Slips in Some Changes to Medicare and Medicaid Programs
What do medical research, Medicaid provider adequacy, and Star Ratings have in common? The 21st…
Trump Transition Team Picks Price, Verma to Head HHS, CMS; Providing Predictions for 2017 Agenda
This week, Representative Tom Price was named the nominee for the new Department of Health…
2018 Proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) Summary
This year, some of the biggest industry leaders such as Aetna and UnitedHealthcare have exited…