No Primary Doc Shortage for Medicare Patients – at Least Not Yet
Medicare patients currently have adequate access to primary care physicians, according to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission. But that could change in the near future, MedPAC warns. Amid long-term concerns about whether there are enough primary care doctors, a new [...]
Most Hospitals Hit With Medicare Readmissions Penalties
Nearly 2600 hospitals will be penalized by Medicare in FY 2020 for excessive patients readmissions under Medicare’s hospital readmissions reduction program, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. In all, 83 percent of hospitals covered by the program [...]
MedPAC Meets
Last week the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission met in Washington, D.C. to discuss a number of Medicare payment issues. Among issues on MedPAC’s October agenda of potential interest to private safety-net hospitals were: restructuring Medicare Part D updates to the [...]
NASH Comments on Proposed Medicare Outpatient Payment Regulation (part 4 of 4)
The National Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals has submitted extensive comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services about its proposed changes in the Medicare outpatient prospective payment system for 2020. In its letter to CMS, NASH focused on four [...]
NASH Comments on Proposed Medicare Outpatient Payment Regulation (part 3 of 4)
The National Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals has submitted extensive comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services about its proposed changes in the Medicare outpatient prospective payment system for 2020. In its letter to CMS, NASH focuses on four [...]
New in Medicaid Medical Transportation: Uber and Lyft
State Medicaid programs focused on ensuring that beneficiaries keep their doctor appointments are increasingly looking to ride-sharing services to supplement the providers already participating in their medical transportation programs. Today, Lyft is working with approximately 35 state Medicaid programs while [...]
NASH Comments on Proposed Medicare Outpatient Payment Regulation (part 2 of 4)
The National Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals has submitted extensive comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services about its proposed changes in the Medicare outpatient prospective payment system for 2020. In its letter to CMS, NASH focuses on four [...]
NASH Comments on Proposed Medicare Outpatient Payment Regulation (part 1 of 4)
The National Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals has submitted extensive comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services about its proposed changes in the Medicare outpatient prospective payment system for 2020. In its letter to CMS, NASH focuses on four [...]
NASH Takes First Position on Surprise Medical Bills
Congress should address surprise medical bills in a manner that protects patients from such bills and establishes a fair negotiating process between providers and insurers, the National Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals declared in its first public statement about the surprise [...]
CMS Adopts Methodology for Medicaid DSH Cuts
Medicaid DSH money will be allocated among states based on a new methodology under a regulation adopted this week by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. But it is not clear when that new methodology may actually be used. [...]
