Billy Wynne
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the 2026 KidneyX EMPOWER Prize Challenge and new work on interoperability in the kidney care ecosystem. KidneyX is…
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The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) convened a session to review findings from a policy scan and literature review on Medicaid coverage…
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Yesterday, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI/Innovation Center) released a list of more than 150 applicants accepted to participate in the ACCESS (Advancing…
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Today, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the fiscal year (FY) 2027 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) and long-term care hospital prospective…
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Today, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule to advance interoperability and improve prior authorization (press release; fact sheet). The regulations apply to…
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The Medicare Payment Advisory Committee (MedPAC) convened to discuss service delivery, network-adequacy requirements, and star ratings for institutional special-needs plans (I–SNPs). Staff provided an overview…
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The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) convened a session to describe an overview of Medicaid Program Integrity (PI). The presentation focused on describing fraud, waste,…
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The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) convened a session to discuss draft recommendations to oversee the use of automation in the prior authorization…
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The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) convened a session to review a forthcoming staff issue brief examining the role of pharmacy benefit…
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The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its latest quarterly Recent Publications and Work in Progress report, offering Congress a snapshot of the agency’s current analytical…
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