Medicare ACOs Showing Promise Among Clinically Vulnerable
A new study has found that Medicare patients with multiple acute or chronic medical conditions who are served by accountable care organizations cost less to serve and visit hospital emergency rooms less frequently. Such patients also had fewer ambulatory care-sensitive [...]
NAUH Comments on Proposed Medicare Inpatient Rule: Part 5 of 5
In April the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published its proposed rule governing how it plans to pay hospitals for Medicare-covered inpatient services in FY 2017. The rulemaking process includes an invitation to stakeholders to submit comments on what [...]
NAUH Comments on Proposed Medicare Inpatient Rule: Part 4 of 5
In April the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published its proposed rule governing how it plans to pay hospitals for Medicare-covered inpatient services in FY 2017. The rulemaking process includes an invitation to stakeholders to submit comments on what [...]
NAUH Comments on Proposed Medicare Inpatient Rule: Part 3 of 5
In April the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published its proposed rule governing how it plans to pay hospitals for Medicare-covered inpatient services in FY 2017. The rulemaking process includes an invitation to stakeholders to submit comments on what [...]
NAUH Comments on Proposed Medicare Inpatient Rule: Part 2 of 5
In April the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published its proposed rule governing how it plans to pay hospitals for Medicare-covered inpatient services in FY 2017. The rulemaking process includes an invitation to stakeholders to submit comments on what [...]
NAUH Comments on Proposed Medicare Inpatient Rule: Part 1 of 5
In April the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published its proposed rule governing how it plans to pay hospitals for Medicare-covered inpatient services in FY 2017. The rulemaking process includes an invitation to stakeholders to submit comments on what [...]
Examining Medicare’s Skilled Nursing Facility Three-Day Inpatient Stay Requirement
The Congressional Research Service has prepared a new report that takes a look at the requirement that Medicare patients spend three days as hospital inpatients before Medicare will pay for post-discharge skilled nursing care. The report reviews the current requirements [...]
Safety-Net Hospitals Have Higher Readmission Rates for Cancer Surgery Patients
Patients who have cancer surgery at safety-net hospitals are more likely to require readmission to the hospital than similar patients at other hospitals, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Managed Care. A review of more [...]
HHS Issues Report on Changes in Care in Urban, Rural Areas
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation has issued a new report titled Impact of the Affordable Care Act Coverage Expansion on Rural and Urban Populations. The report looks at changes [...]
MedPAC Urges Socio-Economic Risk Adjustment of Readmissions Reduction Program
The independent agency that advises Congress on Medicare payment issues has urged the administration to revise the Medicare hospital readmissions reduction program to adjust for the socio-economic status of the patients different hospitals serve. In a May 31 letter to [...]
