WASHINGTON — Medicare on Friday released new details about how its new drug price negotiation program will work, just two months before it’s set to start. Medicare released an initial outline ...

In the recently released Proposed Rule on ACOs and the Medicare Shared Savings Program, important sections relate to the legal structure and governance of accountable care organizations (ACOs ...

The management crisis has arrived. HCFA has still been able to accomplish its basic tasks paying Medicare and Medicaid bills, avoiding a Y2K disaster and to make progress starting the Medicare ...

With the addition of a prescription drug benefit, a Medicare PPO could be an attractive option. In HCFA's current structure these modernization initiatives have not fared well. A competitive ...