There’s More to Quality Than Readmissions, Study Suggests
Hospitals with high readmissions rates may also have lower mortality [...]
NAUH Comments on Proposed Medicare Site-Neutral Outpatient Payment Changes
The National Association of Urban Hospitals has submitted extensive comments [...]
Journal Looks at Health Disparities
The journal Health Affairs looks at health disparities and social [...]
NIH Launches Research on Health Disparities in Disadvantaged Communities
The National Institutes of Health is launching a new Transdisciplinary [...]
Who’s Still Uninsured?
Hispanics. Young people between the ages of 19 and 34. [...]
Medicare Continues to Grapple With Socio-Economic Risk Adjustment
The question of whether Medicare should consider the socio-economic status [...]
CMS Proposes Medicaid DSH Rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed a [...]
Docs Less Likely to Participate in ACOs in Disadvantaged Communities
A new study has found that physicians who practice in [...]
Medicare Readmissions Penalties Rise
Medicare will impose more than $500 million in penalties in [...]
CMS Urges Improvements in Care for Physically, Mentally Disabled
New guidance issued by the Centers for Medicaid Services outlines [...]
