Seema Verma
Medicare data project gains momentum as CMS continues its push for interoperability
CMS is setting up its "sandbox" for capturing claims data and making it useful to providers. It should be ready by mid-November.
Medicare claims data will be available to clinicians under pilot program
The Data at the Point of Care pilot is part of the MyHealthEData initiative that launched Blue Button 2.0.
New online tool lets Medicare recipients compare surgical procedure prices
The tool has been on its way for a while — its creation was mandated by the 21st Century Cures Act, which was signed into law in December 2016.
CMS system breach exposes an estimated 75,000 federal health insurance accounts
The breach was to FFE’s Direct Enrollment pathway for agents and brokers, a portal that allows insurance professionals to help individuals apply for health insurance through the exchange.
White House hosts developers conference on Blue Button 2.0
Since the launch of Blue Button 2.0, Seema Verma explained, CMS has seen more than 600 developers “that are starting to look at our data” to build on top of the platform.
