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In a move that ACOs found "disappointing," CMS has declined to extend the Next Generation ACO Model beyond 2021. Though evaluations have found that the model did not generate net savings for Medicare, proponents argue that the program was successful.
Eleven provider organizations sent a letter to HHS urging them to reconsider the new rules around quality measurement and reporting for ACOs. One of the reasons these rules are burdensome and should be revised is the lack of EHR interoperability, they said.
Below is Alston & Bird’s
Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in healthcare regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies, and analyses; and other health policy news.
Week in Review Highlight of the Week:
This week, CMS released its FY 2022 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System and Long-Term Care Hospital Rates Proposed Rule. Read more about the rule and other news below.
I. Regulations, Notices & Guidance
On April 26, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued guidance entitled,
Nonclinical Testing of Individualized Antisense Oligonucleotide Drug Products for Severely Debilitating or Life-Threatening Diseases; Draft Guidance for Sponsor-Investigators. FDA is publishing this draft guidance to help sponsor-investigators with developing the nonclinical information that FDA recommends to support an investigational new drug application (IND) for certain individual
Mark Wade Named Physician Partners of America s Chief Executive Officer
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Mark Wade, CEO TAMPA, Fla. (PRWEB) May 03, 2021 Physician Partners of America (PPOA) has named healthcare executive Mark Wade as its Chief Executive Officer as of May 1st, 2021. He brings over 20 years’ of leadership experience most recently serving 10 years at UnitedHealth Group (UHG) in various roles at both Optum and Surgical Care Affiliates (SCA).
Wade is a values based executive dedicated to the mission of improving the health system to better serve and keep American communities healthy and safe. He has a proven track record of spearheading rapid, transformative growth while driving out system waste so that physicians can focus on care and corresponding patient outcomes are measurably best in class.