Bridget Early

Regulators Reporter at Modern Healthcare

she/her | I tweet about healthcare, policy & music | regs reporter @modrnhealthcr | opinions are mine & RTs are not endorsements. Signal: bridget.40

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HHS budget plan sets up restructuring, moves 340B program to CMS

1 week ago | modernhealthcare.com | Bridget Early

Breadcrumb Home Politics & Policy May 30, 2025 05:57 PM Tweet Share Share Email More Reprints Print Getty Images President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pictured during the 2024 presidential campaign.
Alternative payment model bonuses must be fixed, providers say

1 week ago | modernhealthcare.com | Bridget Early

Breadcrumb Home Policy May 29, 2025 05:05 PM Tweet Share Share Email More Reprints Print MH Illustration/Getty Images A coalition of healthcare trade associations and companies representing 550 providers and accountable care organizations is pleading with Congress to restore incentive bonuses for Medicare alternative payment models.
CMS issues updated hospital price transparency guidance

2 weeks ago | modernhealthcare.com | Bridget Early

Breadcrumb Home Policy May 22, 2025 05:10 PM Tweet Share Share Email More Reprints Print MH Photo Illustration The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Thursday began implementing revised hospital price transparency requirements.
ACO REACH gets risk adjustment, benchmark updates from CMS

2 weeks ago | modernhealthcare.com | Bridget Early

Breadcrumb Home Policy May 22, 2025 01:36 PM Tweet Share Share Email More Reprints Print Getty Images The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will revise a popular Medicare accountable care organization as new evidence indicates the program is saving more money.
CMS shift sparks hope for high-needs ACO REACH extension

2 weeks ago | modernhealthcare.com | Bridget Early

Breadcrumb Home Policy May 22, 2025 05:00 AM Tweet Share Share Email More Reprints Print MH Illustration/iStock Accountable care organizations are cautiously optimistic the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will extend a popular Medicare payment model that has generated substantial savings among high-needs patients.
Medicare Advantage plans to be audited annually by CMS

2 weeks ago | modernhealthcare.com | Bridget Early

Breadcrumb Home Policy May 21, 2025 05:24 PM Tweet Share Share Email More Reprints Print MH Illustration/Getty Images Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will audit all Medicare Advantage plans annually as part of a crackdown on improper payments, the agency announced Wednesday.
340B drug rebate models need HRSA approval, federal judge rules

2 weeks ago | modernhealthcare.com | Bridget Early

Breadcrumb Home Policy May 19, 2025 05:00 AM Tweet Share Share Email More Reprints Print MH Illustration/Unsplash A federal court ruled pharmaceutical manufacturers can’t withhold upfront 340B drug discounts without federal approval, but left the door open to rebate models.
Five things to know about the growing value-based care movement

3 weeks ago | modernhealthcare.com | Bridget Early |Tim Broderick

Breadcrumb Home Policy May 16, 2025 03:05 PM Tweet Share Share Email More Reprints Print MH Illustration/Adobe Stock Participation in value-based care is slowly on the rise, with significant room for growth through technology and programmatic changes, according to a new survey from the National Association of Accountable Care Organizations.
ACOs call on Oz to fix Shared Savings Program benchmarking issue

3 weeks ago | modernhealthcare.com | Bridget Early

Breadcrumb Home Policy May 15, 2025 04:10 PM Tweet Share Share Email More Reprints Print MH Illustration/Adobe Stock Dozens of accountable care organizations are urging the federal government to fix a benchmark issue some say could cost them tens of thousands in average annual revenue.
AHA submits over 100 healthcare regulations it wants CMS to cut

3 weeks ago | modernhealthcare.com | Bridget Early

Breadcrumb Home Policy May 13, 2025 01:58 PM Tweet Share Share Email More Reprints Print MH Illustration/Adobe Stock The American Hospital Association recommends that the Health and Human Services Department eliminate or ease a slew of regulations on billing, quality reporting, the workforce and other areas in a letter sent to regulators.