The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation ("CMMI") announced sweeping changes to the Kidney Care Choices Model ("KCC Model"), a key set of value-based programs....more
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) recently announced a new strategic direction during a public webinar and accompanying white paper, outlining its evolving priorities under the current administration....more
Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector....more
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) has released a statement on plans to unveil a new strategy focused on "improving the health of Americans through disease prevention via evidence-based practices,...more
First Official Week of Trump 2.0 - President Trump officially began his second term yesterday. He briefly discussed healthcare in his first inaugural speech, committing to tackle chronic disease and keep children safe,...more
Decisions, decisions, decisions. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Trump Administration will have its hands full making decisions about Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models...more
The total U.S. health care expenditure was $3.2 trillion in 2015, and is projected to grow to nearly $5.6 trillion by 2025. As our nation’s cost of care rises, both Democrats and Republicans recognize the overwhelming need to...more
On the back of the 2016 United States presidential election results, the health care industry ponders how a Republican president and Congress will transform the business environment. The health care industry has a number of...more
Most of the post-election discussion of the ACA has focused on how promises to repeal the law could impact the newly insured. But one priority area of the ACA that has received very little discussion is the federal...more
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) provided the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the newly created Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI)...more
There are a number of factors to consider that have broad implications beyond health care: ..In the first 100 days of a new Administration, there is typically an opportunity for legislative achievement — for folks to...more
Given that Republicans will soon control both Congress and the White House, hospitals may be concerned that expenditures that have helped reduce the ranks of the uninsured will be ratcheted down. However, forward-thinking...more