MedPAC Urges Socio-Economic Risk Adjustment of Readmissions Reduction Program
The independent agency that advises Congress on Medicare payment issues [...]
Fewer People Skipping Care for Financial Reasons
Fewer Americans are choosing not to pursue medical care for [...]
Homeless Health Care Costs Driven More by Hospital Stays Than ER Visits
Extended hospital stays and not frequent visits to hospital emergency [...]
A Look at Alternative Medicaid Expansion
While most states expanding their Medicaid programs in response to [...]
Are States Gaming New Medicaid Requirement?
Some doctors think so. In a letter to the Centers [...]
New Report Highlights Benefits of 340B Program
A new report describes how the federal government’s 340B Drug [...]
Bill Proposes Modifying Ban on Higher Medicare Outpatient Payments
A new bill introduced in the House Ways and Means [...]
Bill Proposes Risk-Adjusting Medicare Readmissions Program
A new bill introduced in the House Ways and Means [...]
Socio-Economic Factors Leading Cause in Pediatric Asthma Readmissions
African-American children suffering from asthma are readmitted to hospitals more [...]
Covered by Medicare But Underinsured
Nearly a quarter of the country’s 50 million Medicare beneficiaries [...]
