PALTmed President Leslie Eber, MD, CMD, FPALTC, has been on the organization’s Board of Directors since 2019, and it has been a rewarding experience since her very first day, especially hearing all the different perspectives from people she admires and respects. Now, in her current role, she’s working to i...
More than 150 leading health care organizations have been accepted to participate in the launch of the Advancing Chronic Care with Effective Scalable Solutions (ACCESS) Model.
A major leap forward in modernizing America’s health-care system was announced during the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) HealthTech Ecosystem Live! First Wave Launch event, which brought together CMS infrastructure, a new Medicare App Library, and an initial set of patient-facing applic...
The bipartisan Provider Reimbursement Stability Act (H.R. 8163), introduced by Reps. Greg Murphy, MD (R-NC) and Tom Suozzi (D-NY), aims to modernize Medicare clinician payment by updating outdated budget neutrality rules and improving stability for practices and patients.
Erica Schwartz, MD, JD, MPH, has been nominated to serve as the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), pending Senate confirmation.
Recorded sessions include audio synced to slides for most 60 and 90-minute sessions delivered during the conference and ability to download session handouts.
The LEAD (Long-term Enhanced ACO Design) Model Request for Applications is now available. Accountable care organizations (ACOs) interested in participating have until May 17, 2026, to apply. LEAD builds upon the Innovation Center’s earlier accountable care work and utilizes an innovative benchmarking appro...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the 2026 CMS Interoperability Standards and Prior Authorization for Drugs proposed rule (CMS 0062 P), advancing its ongoing effort to streamline and modernize electronic prior authorization. The proposal is intended to provide patients and...
In post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) settings, it’s extremely important to make sure that residents and staff receive the appropriate immunizations. That’s why PALTmed created three free self-paced, interactive courses on immunizations designed for medical directors, attending physicians, NPs, and PAs....