Changes Coming For Medicare Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program
In response to the concerns of hospitals, Medicare is planning [...]
Is Medicare “Pay for Performance” Doing the Job?
Three Medicare initiatives – its hospital readmissions reduction program, value-based [...]
Hospitals Stung By Readmissions Penalties
More than half of the nation’s hospitals are being penalized [...]
CMS: No New Home Health Agencies, Ambulance Services in Some Cities
The federal government is extending its current moratorium on new [...]
CMS Proposes New Medicaid Substance Abuse Initiatives
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced [...]
CMS to Expedite Review of Some Medicaid Waiver Applications
The federal government will streamline the renewal process for state [...]
The Challenges Medicaid Faces
As it celebrates is fiftieth birthday, Medicaid now covers 70 [...]
GAO Looks at Behavioral Health Options
Access to behavioral health services can be a challenge for [...]
Graduate Medical Education: Boon or Bane for Hospitals’ Bottom Line?
Do hospitals make money on graduate medical education? Do they [...]
Will Growing Medicaid Costs Swamp State Budgets?
Many states that expanded their Medicaid programs under the Affordable [...]
