| Oncologists sue HHS over Medicare Part B sequester cuts
The trade group for independent oncologists sued the federal government over the Medicare sequester cut to Part B drugs, arguing that Congress never gave HHS authority to change the reimbursement formula. READ MORE
The CMS said 91% of clinicians eligible for MIPS submitted data by the April 3 deadline. Even with that success, thousands of clinicians will still face reimbursement cuts for failing to meet MIPS requirements. READ MORE
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PAYMENT
Largest penalties to urban hospitals for risk-based payments, 2018 A list of providers given the largest hospital-based value-purchasing penalties by CMS in 2016. Source: HMP, CMS’ HBVP data. READ MORE
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POLITICS AND POLICY
NJ Gov. Murphy signs bill mandating health insurance coverage New Jersey residents face a penalty of 2.5% of income or $695 per taxpayer, whichever is greater, if they don’t carry health insurance. READ MORE
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