Updated star ratings: how CarePort can help
In February, the CMS’s 2021 Medicare Advantage and Part D Advance Notice (Part II) outlined proposed changes to the Medicare program for the Calendar Year (CY) 2021. Included were changes to the Medicare Advantage Star Ratings program, and of particular note was the addition of two new measures. While “all cause readmissions” have long been […]
Understanding prior authorization and the bill that seeks to change it
Recently, 370 patient, physician and healthcare professional organizations sent a letter to Congress urging the passage of H.R. 3107, the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2019. The legislation proposes the establishment of an electronic prior authorization program and would require health plans to provide CMS with information on their prior authorization use, […]
