Tag: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS: R.I. has highest nursing home COVID-19 rates in New England
PROVIDENCE – COVID-19 testing in Rhode Island’s nursing homes reflected a 4% positive rate at the end of last month, falling below a mark...
R.I. doctor takes role urging value-based care
Dr. Matthew Smith spends most of his time working with patients, helping them heal from painful conditions that affect muscles and bones.
A physiatrist at...
Healthcentric Advisors receives CMS award to oversee quality improvements
PROVIDENCE – A three-alliance organization has been awarded a five-year contract from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to serve as a regional...
R.I. receives $3.4M federal grant to expand addiction treatment by Medicaid...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island was awarded a $3.5 million planning grant to increase the state’s treatment capacity of Medicaid providers for substance use disorder...
Report: Clinical laboratories sector has $191.3M direct economic impact in 2018
PROVIDENCE – The clinical laboratories sector had a $191.3 million direct economic impact in Rhode Island in 2018, according to a new report from...
Five Questions With: Howard Dulude
In December, Howard Dulude was named the new finance director for the Hospital Association of Rhode Island, where he will work with staff and...
New CMS rule requires hospitals to post pricing data online
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services requires hospitals’ pricing data to be posted to their websites, billed as the first step toward a...
Brown study: Adjusting Medicare Advantage Plan scores for race, poverty a...
Federal rankings for cost-saving Medicare Advantage Plans improve when adjusted for race, neighborhood poverty and social risk, increasing reimbursement rates for companies offering them,...
New Medicare cards replace Social Security numbers to protect beneficiaries
PROVIDENCE – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is mailing new Medicare cards this month with randomly assigned Medicare numbers instead of Social...
Trump administration resumes ACA risk management payments
PROVIDENCE — The Trump administration is resuming $10.4 billion in Affordable Care Act risk management payments halted earlier this month after a New Mexico...
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