… There's also considerable support for the White House's health care pilot programs: More than 83 percent of CEOs don't want the next administration and Congress to repeal delivery system reforms. "I wish that the rhetoric about getting…
…for high-cost drugs administered under Part B. CMS also has proposed piloting value-based payment models - like reference pricing and outcomes-based pricing - for certain drugs. - Why Monday's news was notable. While Senate Finance Committee Democrats last week…
…three issues for my successor, if not the No. 1 issue." And that's one reason why CMS is contemplating new value-based pilots to address drug costs across the next nine months, he told our podcast. Because if not…
…new podcast, "Pulse Check." Slavitt shared thoughts on the new physician payment rule, the future of Obamacare pilots, why drug prices could be the top priority for his successor and much more. Read the story: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=429bc1d9ff63d7e94beea466e717102becb7088536d32299cbba97c9e6b66fa1…
…Medicare's proposed changes to lower its add-on payment for drugs, the patient groups say that phase 2 of the proposal - which would introduce new payment pilots that draw on comparative-effectiveness research - would hurt patients, too. For instance…
…default. Says Colombo: ``It's a very odd situation. I got trapped in the middle of it.'' Soffer, 40, a licensed pilot, feels the same way. ''They have a dispute amongst themselves,'' he says. ``I got stuck in the middle…
…default. Says Colombo: ``It's a very odd situation. I got trapped in the middle of it.'' Soffer, 40, a licensed pilot, feels the same way. ''They have a dispute amongst themselves,'' he says. ``I got stuck in the middle…
…default. Says Colombo: ``It's a very odd situation. I got trapped in the middle of it.'' Soffer, 40, a licensed pilot, feels the same way. ''They have a dispute amongst themselves,'' he says. ``I got stuck in the middle…
…another homeless initiative from Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Last week, it was a pilot program to find housing for 75 homeless people camped under Lake Shore Drive viaducts. This week, he's signing on to a proposal by Chicago aldermen to…
…Learn more about Matt's story here. ** NEW PAYMENT PILOTS MIGHT NOT FIT TOGETHER SO SEAMLESSLY - Medicare's slew of pilot programs are starting to bump into each other, with models like ACOs and bundled payments beginning to overlap and…
…Still, Wall Street expects CMS to stick with the controversial pilot. The demo is "80 percent likely to be adopted by CMS in July 2016 and implemented in fall 2016," Evercore ISI wrote in an investor's note on Tuesday…
…default. Says Colombo: ``It's a very odd situation. I got trapped in the middle of it.'' Soffer, 40, a licensed pilot, feels the same way. ''They have a dispute amongst themselves,'' he says. ``I got stuck in the middle…
…default. Says Colombo: ``It's a very odd situation. I got trapped in the middle of it.'' Soffer, 40, a licensed pilot, feels the same way. ''They have a dispute amongst themselves,'' he says. ``I got stuck in the middle…
…that increase, according to Cass. OOPS: WHEN CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY GOES WRONG - Two witnesses at Tuesday's House hearing on the controversial Part B demo used the same language to blast Medicare's proposed pilot in their written testimony. The culprit…
…approved a bill to limit damages from medical malpractice lawsuits. BROOKINGS CAUTIOUS ON PART B DEMO - Kavita Patel and Caitlin Brandt write that Medicare's planned Part B pilot to change how the program pays for drugs is well-intentioned…
…with variable speed control and generating biogas for cogeneration, and also participates in the water/wastewater treatment pilot for DOEs Superior Energy Performance program.** ** *Water Goal Early Achievers: *Increase water efficiency 20 percent in five years. *City of Atlanta, GA…
…has encouraged greater innovation and a stronger evidence base around effective strategies to promote college success through 42 First in the World grants that fund and test interventions and 15 experimental sites that pilot reforms to existing higher education policies…
…expand high quality education and training programs that give Americans the skills most in-demand from regional employers for middle- to high-skilled jobs. Grants will be awarded to pilot and scale innovative tuition-free partnerships between employers, economic development…
…** ** *Leveraging Research to Drive Better Student Outcomes. *The Department of Education will pilot Advancing Insights through Data (AID), a research partnership program that will offer other federal agencies and affiliated researchers data access to conduct research that can inform and…
…for all district schools, but financial restrictions won't leave much room for the district to provide computers for every student. This realization came in part from a Digital 1:1 Pilot Program, according to Bruce Patrou, the district's…