CMS expands quality data on Physician Compare and Hospital Compare
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | Dec 10, 2015
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today the Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model, which will test the hypothesis that giving Medicare Advantage plans flexibility to offer targeted extra supplemental benefits or reduced cost sharing to enrollees who have specified chronic conditions can lead to higher-quality and
In its second year of operations, CMS’ state-of-the-art Fraud Prevention System, that employs advanced predictive analytics, identified or prevented more than $210 million in improper Medicare fee-for-service payments, double the previous year. It also resulted in CMS taking action against 938 providers and suppliers, according to a report sent to