Serving High-Need, High-Cost Medicare Patients
With Medicare beneficiaries who have four or more chronic conditions [...]
Cures Law Addresses Shortcomings in Readmissions Program
The 21st Century Cures Act passed last December includes a [...]
Participation in Alternate Payment Models Rises
In 2017 nearly 360,000 clinicians will participate in Medicare and [...]
HHS Transition Briefing Book Available
Prior to last November’s election, leadership at the U.S. Department [...]
Urban Hospitals in ACOS Better at Reducing Some Readmissions Rates
A new study has found that hospitals located in metropolitan [...]
ACOs Serving High Proportions of Racial and Ethnic Minorities Lag in Quality Performance
Accountable care organizations that serve large numbers of minority patients [...]
Bundled Payments Reduce Hip, Knee Replacement Costs
Medicare’s bundled payment program for knee and hip replacements is [...]
New Study: Social Risk Factors Affect Provider Performance and Patient Outcomes
Medicare patients with social risk factors fare worse than others [...]
Feds Launch Medicare-Medicaid ACO Model
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation has announced a [...]
Report on Health Care Regulations Subject to Review
Under limited circumstances, Congress may employ a rarely used process [...]
