Alternative pay models shouldn't set off kickback fears, hospitals say

Alternative pay models shouldn't set off kickback fears, hospitals say-modernhealthchare: Hospital have urged HHS' Office of Inspector General to recognize that payments between providers in the same alternative pay models do not violate federal anti-kickback laws, warning they may not participate in the programs otherwise.

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Athenahealth floats kickback carve-out that would allow physicians to pay for clinical data-fiercehealthcare: Athenahealth is asking federal regulators to create a fraud exemption that would allow doctors to pay “fair market value” for patient data, creating a business case for interoperability.

GOP chairman in talks with Trump officials on restarting key ObamaCare payments

GOP chairman in talks with Trump officials on restarting key ObamaCare payments - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) said Monday that he is in talks with the Trump administration about ways to restart key ObamaCare payments that the administration abruptly suspended this month.

Medicare sticks with mandatory bundled-pay demo, but Tom Price likely to intervene

Medicare sticks with mandatory bundled-pay demo, but Tom Price likely to intervene-modernhealthcare: The CMS is moving forward with a new mandatory initiative that would make hospitals in 98 markets financially accountable for the cost and quality of all care associated with bypass surgery and heart attacks.