States Exploring Deviations from ACA Standards
A number of states are considering pursuing waivers from selected [...]
More Evidence Supports Shortcomings of Medicare Readmissions Penalties
A new study supports the belief that Medicare’s hospital readmissions [...]
Feds to Target Urban Areas for Health Insurance Open Enrollment
As part of a campaign to encourage more Americans to [...]
Hospital Bad Debt Up in Ohio
While uncompensated care is down, bad debt is up at [...]
Medicaid Expansion Improved Hospital Finances
Hospitals in states that expanded their Medicaid programs as provided [...]
Medicare’s Primary Care Demonstration Shows Promise
Medicare’s Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative produced encouraging results during its [...]
Academies Continues Work on Socio-Economic Risk Adjustment
In the latest aspect of its research on socio-economic status [...]
A New Approach to Serving High-Cost, High-Need, High-Risk Medicaid Patients
A partnership consisting of a county government, a public hospital, [...]
Perspective on Medicaid
A new report looks at how Medicaid has affected the [...]
MedPAC Meets
Last week the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission met in Washington, [...]
