Resources from the Federal Government

Transcript from the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) webinar on IT gap analysis.

May 6, 2011 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released the proposed rule for Medicaid provider payments.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking approval for a study in which researchers will call more than 4,100 doctors’ offices in nine states and seek appointments posing as patients with various medical needs. The proposed study will aim to assess the availability and timliness of primary care physicians accepting new patients covered by Medicare or Medicaid.

Medicare fact sheet summarizing the proposed rule provisions for Accountable Care Organizations under the Medicare Shared Savings Program.

The Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight's draft report that will be sent to the Department of Health and Human Services making recommendations on how loans and grants should be made under the Consumer Oriented and Operated Plan program.

A House Energy and Commerce Committee staff analysis on Early Retirement Reinsurance Program.

The Labor Department released its survey to help HHS determine what is an "essential benefit" which will determine what insurers will have to cover in the state exchanges. The study mainly looked at large employer benefits.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has created a software product, MONAHRQ, that enables state and local data organizations, Chartered Value Exchanges, hospital systems, and health plans to input their own hospital administrative data and generate a data-driven website.

 

On April 14, 2011 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced several new rules that give states flexibilty to improve Medicaid and provide innovative practices.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services launced their new site healthindicators.gov on April 15, 2011.