Marilyn Tavenner news and information

During a week otherwise consumed by partisan knife fights over White House scandals and yet another House vote to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 91 senators agreed that Marilyn Tavenner is equipped to run the CMS. Tavenner, 61, a former nurse and hospital executive for...
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Marilyn Tavenner was easily confirmed Wednesday as the first permanent CMS administrator since 2006.
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Just ahead of Mother's Day, President Barack Obama on Friday spoke from the White House about the ways his signature healthcare law will help millions of American women and their families.
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(Updated) A roadblock to the Senate confirmation of acting CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner was removed Tuesday when the chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee lifted the hold he placed on the former HCA executive's nomination in April.
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The 300 nominees for Modern Healthcare's 12th annual 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare competition.
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As healthcare providers and analysts continue to digest more than 1,400 pages of the CMS' recent inpatient prospective payment proposed rule, they are analyzing how the agency would implement a new payment methodology for Medicare disproportionate-share hospital (DSH) payments next year.
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As states and the federal government work feverishly toward having health insurance exchanges ready for enrollment by Oct. 1, much of the discussion has focused on technology readiness, guidance from the CMS and competition from insurers. But one crucial element not brought up as often but still...
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It was supposed to be smooth sailing now for Marilyn Tavenner to be confirmed as CMS administrator. She enjoyed a generally warm reception during a hearing before the Senate Finance Committee. The committee voted without dissent to move her along to the full Senate, which was expected to approve...
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Regarding “Democratic senator blocks vote on Tavenner nomination”: I would normally be pretty irritated to see a Democratic senator block a Democratic president's CMS nominee.
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Medicare will tie financial incentives to quality performance this year for 32 accountable care organizations known as Pioneers, the CMS' first and most ambitious pilot of the new payment model.
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