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Immigrants Intimidated by New Public Charge Guidelines?
/0 Comments/in Medicaid, Medicaid regulations, private safety-net hospitals, public charge regulation, public charge regulation and medicaid /by Joseph SteinbockImmigrants served by community health centers appear less inclined than in the past to seek public aid to help them with their medical problems. And community health center staff believes this is the result of confusion and fear as a result of changing federal immigration policies. As stated in the Kaiser Family Foundation issue brief […]
No Primary Doc Shortage for Medicare Patients – at Least Not Yet
/0 Comments/in Medicare, MedPAC, private safety-net hospitals /by Joseph SteinbockMedicare patients currently have adequate access to primary care physicians, according to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission. But that could change in the near future, MedPAC warns. Amid long-term concerns about whether there are enough primary care doctors, a new MedPAC report found that there are even fewer primary care doctors than most people believe. […]
Most Hospitals Hit With Medicare Readmissions Penalties
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Joseph SteinbockNearly 2600 hospitals will be penalized by Medicare in FY 2020 for excessive patients readmissions under Medicare’s hospital readmissions reduction program, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. In all, 83 percent of hospitals covered by the program will be penalized, forfeiting up to three percent of their Medicare payments with an average […]
MedPAC Meets
/0 Comments/in Medicare, Medicare regulations, MedPAC, private safety-net hospitals /by Joseph SteinbockLast week the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission met in Washington, D.C. to discuss a number of Medicare payment issues. Among issues on MedPAC’s October agenda of potential interest to private safety-net hospitals were: restructuring Medicare Part D updates to the methods used to assess the adequacy of Medicare’s payments for physicians and other health professionals […]
NASH Comments on Proposed Medicare Outpatient Payment Regulation (part 4 of 4)
/0 Comments/in Medicare regulations, NASH, National Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, private safety-net hospitals /by Joseph SteinbockThe National Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals has submitted extensive comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services about its proposed changes in the Medicare outpatient prospective payment system for 2020. In its letter to CMS, NASH focused on four issues: CMS’s price transparency proposal Reimbursement for 340B-covered prescription drugs Medicare site-neutral payment policy Proposed […]