GOP Doctors Caucus To CMS: Address Private Insurer Pay Post Cyberattack

Members of the GOP Doctors Caucus acknowledge CMS has taken some steps to help Medicare providers and insurers in the wake of the Change Health Care cyberattack, and they pressed the agency Thursday (March 21) to also ensure private insurers are making timely payments. The lawmakers say they have heard that private insurers’ payments have been inadequate, unpredictable and slow. They ask CMS to use whatever authority it has to protect all providers. “According to an estimate from Compass Point...