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MIPS To Prevent 9% Per Year Cuts

In March, CMS proposed a new payment method for Medicare B drugs, which will try out payment methods in different geographic locations to compare results in various parts of the country. 

The Illinois Department of Insurance approved Aetna's acquisition of Humana, which is valued at $37 billion, according to St. Louis Business Journal.

The Blue Cross Quality Blue Value Partnership program welcomed Aledade's Louisiana accountable care organization, according to The Advocate.

A Senate committee roundtable addressed small business concerns regarding the Affordable Care Act insurance market, according to The Business Journals.

The HHS is planning changes to improve the Medicare appeals process, according to a Kaiser Health News report.

By 2022, the global healthcare payer BPO market is expected to experience significant growth, according to a Grand View Research report.

Various medical groups are imploring CMS to postpone Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 as the "complex" system may result in penalties for providers failing to meet CMS' standards, according to MedPage Today.

Indianapolis-based Anthem's Chief Financial Officer John Gallina told 20 analysts the payer is currently working on "remediation plans," which consist of purchasing assets from Aetna, according to the New York Post.

Getting paid as an independent healthcare provider is harder than ever. Patients are paying more out of pocket and are more likely to change providers if they are unhappy. Payers under pay and deny claims every day. What's more, staff…