Medicare

Telemedicine can improve access to care, researchers argue

CMS abruptly decided patients can self-administer Stelara -- even those with Parkinson's

They argue that the government is using coercion while claiming sellers have options

It's time for an alternative approach to the merit-based incentive payment system

This past week in healthcare investigations

It's been a long road to Medicare price negotiation ... and there's still work to be done

Cutting physical therapy reimbursement is bad for patients and bad for spending

Industry is using the same old playbook

Coordinated funding is needed to improve treatment and address social determinants of health

Aims to provide more coordinated, ongoing care

Also in TTHealthWatch: a new monoclonal for Alzheimer's, and vaccinating moms for group B strep

But evidence is scant, and "treatment" resembles one done by company that went bust

Committee chair expresses concern about agency's lack of a "predictable coverage pathway"

The Making Care Primary model will initially roll out in eight states