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CMS Acting Administrator implores payers to simplify their health plans & ease administrative burden for physicians

Payers across the nation often have different portals, which is a key point of frustration for physicians. This frustration prompted CMS Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt to ask insurers to simplify their health plans and reduce the administrative burden for providers…

86% of physicians are still paid under fee-for-service payment model — 5 takeaways

Deloitte's "2016 Survey of US Physicians" showed many physicians are reimbursed under a fee-for-service model, rather than a value-based care system in which providers are paid based on outcomes.

Anthem expected to add several thousand jobs to Atlanta market: 3 things to know

Anthem is expected to announce plans to open a technology center in Midtown Atlanta which would add several thousand jobs to the Atlanta area, the Atlanta Business Chronicle reports.

Criticism of Vermont's proposed all-payer model continues: 5 things to know

In advance of the pending vote on the all-payer draft agreement, Vermont's potential model continues to be scrutinized, the Times Argus reports.

Arizona's lone insurer sees growth double from Medicaid expansion: 5 thoughts

Centene Corp. has doubled its growth after the ACA's Medicaid expansion last year, Forbes reports.

Average ACA premium to climb 22% next year — 5 highlights

Going forth into 2017, the average premium for ACA silver plans will increase 22 percent, on average, according to CNN Money.

Study shows healthcare payers struggle with these 2 things: 5 takeaways

Health payers are struggling with improving price transparency and its costing them contracts with employers, HealthPayerIntelligence.com reports.

Federal officials are getting tough on Medicare fraud — 4 things to know

The government is prioritizing prosecuting those people attempting to defraud Medicare of millions of dollars, with the government's Medicare Fraud Strike Force recently taking down a scam that resulted in the arrests of 301 people throughout the Untied States, according…

The ACA's role in keeping Medicare viable — 3 insights

Estimates place Medicare running out of funds in the 2020s, although the ACA may have played a key role in ensuring the program has money to continue.

Medicare Advantage directory lists almost 50% of physicians' information incorrectly: 7 things to know

CMS found Medicare Advantage online directories contained incorrect information of nearly 50 percent of the 5,832 listed physicians for 54 MA plans, according to Chicago Sun Times.