800 Hospitals Face Medicare Penalties
800 hospitals will see their Medicare payments reduced one percent [...]
Safety-Net Hospitals Struggle in Medicare Joint Replacement Model
Non-safety-net hospitals are outperforming safety-net hospitals in the Comprehensive Care [...]
Government More Effective Than Private Sector at Controlling Health Care Costs
For the past dozen years, Medicare and Medicaid have done [...]
MedPAC: Overhaul Medicare Quality Programs
Medicare would implement major changes in its hospital quality programs [...]
Feds Urge States to Do More for Dually Eligible
In a formal guidance letter to state Medicaid directors, the [...]
CBO Targets Health Care in Options for Reducing Deficit
Every year the Congressional Budget Office publishes a menu of [...]
MedPAC Mulls Direct Billing for Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants
Medicare would permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to bill [...]
MedPAC Meets
Last week the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission met in Washington, [...]
Medicare Advantage to Address Social Determinants of Health
Beginning next year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [...]
House Members Protest Site-Neutral Payment Proposal
138 members of the House of Representatives have written to [...]
