Ohio’s proposal to charge Medicaid beneficiaries premiums—and end coverage if enrollees fall behind on payments—has been rejected by CMS.

A blog post by Andy Slavitt, Acting Administrator of CMS, highlights the choices eligible physicians will have for the Quality Payment Program starting on Jan. 1, 2017.

Medicare’s mandatory bundled payment model for knee and hip replacement will penalize hospitals which take care of complex patients, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation.

Medicare costs were lower when beneficiaries received surgeries at hospitals with lower mortality rates and higher patient satisfaction scores, according to a study published in the journal Health Affairs, which may illustrate the importance of post-acute care for bundled payment models.  

Medicare and Medicaid providers will have to comply with CMS’ four new standards on emergency preparedness for natural and man-made disasters.

Nahid Bhadelia, an infectious disease physician at Boston Medical Center and the director of Infection Control at National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory, penned a commentary about donated medical devices in the developing world on NPR.com.

Responding to concerns from the healthcare industry, CMS announced it will provide several “pick your pace” options for providers to comply with the payment reforms in the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA).

Two pieces of legislation sponsored by Republicans would waive penalties for people who don’t have health insurance if their options are limited on the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplace.