What the SGR Bill’s Merit-Based Pay Means for Health IT Incentives

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Kristen Ratcliff, a partner at lobbying firm Sirona Strategies, which manages the telehealth trade group Alliance for Connected Care, called the bill “a significant opportunity for all types of vendors—health IT vendors, telehealth providers, predictive analytic companies and more.” Read Article

Medicare Advantage Has a Multi-Billion Dollar Problem

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These annual cuts have resulted in higher out-of-pocket costs and lost benefits for seniors across America,” the Better Medicare Alliance interim executive director, Krista Drobac, said in a statement after the president’s proposal was released. Read Article

Rate Battle Peaks as Advantage Plans Grow

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“No program can sustain year-over-year funding cuts,” said Krista Drobac, interim executive director of the Better Medicare Alliance, an insurer-funded advocacy group. Read Article