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CMS unveils participants in new ambulance payment model

Dive Brief: CMS has unveiled the providers that will participate in its new, voluntary payment model designed to alter reimbursement for emergency services for Medicare fee-for-services members. The agency selected 205 applicants from 36 states and D.C. to participate in the five-year payment program, known as the ET3 model, or emergency triage, treat and transport.… Read More »

Specialist vendor offers payment flexibility in lieu of long-term contracts

A vendor serving specialist practices with a suite of software and revenue cycle services is now offering its products for use on a month-to-month basis. The short-term approach is a welcome alternative to providers being tied to long-term outsourced contracts and fearing poor performance from a vendor. The company, MedEvolve, is also providing a suite… Read More »

CMS approves Michigan Medicaid drug value-based payment plan

Dive Brief: CMS Administrator Seema Verma announced Wednesday the agency has approved a Michigan plan allowing its state Medicaid program to work with drugmakers to allow value-based payment arrangements in an effort to “modernize payment policies.” The proposal is the second to receive a green light, following approval of a similar Oklahoma plan in June.  … Read More »