Health Affairs June 24, 2019
Katie Keith

This post summarizes an August 2018 memo from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar on recommendations regarding policy issues in the 2020 payment rule. It also discusses several actions by CMS. On June 17, 2019, CMS released proposed updates to part of the risk adjustment methodology and an updated exchange blueprint application for states interested in operating their own state-based exchange. CMS separately approved “vertical choice” for the small business exchanges operated by the federal government in all but one state.

Memo On 2020 Payment Rule Changes

On June 14, Democratic leadership of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the Ways and Means...

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Topics: ACA (Affordable Care Act), CMS, Congress / White House, Govt Agencies, HHS, Insurance, Patient / Consumer, Payer, Provider, Public Exchange, Regulations
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