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Multiple sources report that CMS’ Medicare Part B Drug Payment Model is dead.

Earlier this week, we noticed that the measures specification file on the CMS Quality Payment Program website was missing some specifications for claims-based measures -- for example, measure 1 (Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control [>9%]). We
Expect to see a new batch of HCPCS codes in the near future that you'll have to use to define the type of relationship between your providers and their patients.
Quest Diagnostics' announcement of a massive data breach drives home the fact that no health care organization is safe from intruders.
Investments in health IT and financial risk-sharing are two big obstacles standing in the way of many small practices getting on board with value-based payment models, states a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

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