I remember about 2 years ago coming here for the first time, sitting down with Aaron Albright at our first all-staff chat. My thoughts today come full circle to my goals and aspirations for CMS and for you -- from where we started to where we are now. But, I want to start by talking about how CMS ha
Date: Jan 19, 2017
Category: Health
Source: Google
Medicare Failed To Recover Up To $125 Million In Overpayments, Records Show
Given this was a new process, the decision was made at the time to tie repayments to the actual claims reviewed as part of the 2007 pilot audit, said CMS spokesman Aaron Albright. For subsequent audits, we said we intended to determine repayments by extrapolating the error rate of the sample of c
Date: Jan 06, 2017
Category: Health
Source: Google
Study: Premium hikes add $10B to taxpayers' health law tab
"The Affordable Care Act is covering 20 million Americans, and 2017 marketplace premiums remain on par with the Congressional Budget Office's November 2009 projections," spokesman Aaron Albright said.
Date: Dec 16, 2016
Category: Business
Source: Google
Need Pricey Drugs From An Obamacare Plan? You'll Shoulder More Of The Cost
Rising prescription drug costs are an issue throughout the health care system, especially specialty drugs, said Aaron Albright, a spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services.
"This does not necessarily mean that a hospital did not report any data, or that a hospital provides poor quality care," Aaron Albright, CMS's director of media relations, said in an email. "The facility could be new or small, or have an insufficient number of cases reported."
Date: Jul 27, 2016
Category: Health
Source: Google
Ohio co-op dies, resurrecting questions about program
The feds say it isn't so. CMS spokesman Aaron Albright pointed to the agencys one-day risk adjustment conference in March as evidence CMS is serious about soliciting feedback and making changes when warranted. We are engaged in this, Albright said. This is something we take seriously.
Date: May 27, 2016
Category: Business
Source: Google
HHS failed to heed many warnings that HealthCare.gov was in trouble
apologized for HealthCare.govs troubled start, and President Obama has called it a well-documented disaster. CMS spokesman Aaron Albright said the problems cited in the report taught the agency lessons about leadership, accountability and prioritization that it has applied to its work since.
Date: Feb 22, 2016
Category: Health
Source: Google
Majority of children on Medicaid not getting proper dental care: 4 things to know
states to make action plans and track dental care delivery. CMS agreed with HHS, but added it didn't want to add additional tracking requirements. CMS is currently "working with states to decrease barriers and seek ways to increase the number of providers," according to CMS spokesman Aaron Albright.