MedPAC Meets
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission met in Washington, D.C. last [...]
Hospital Bad Debt Up in Ohio
While uncompensated care is down, bad debt is up at [...]
Medicare’s Primary Care Demonstration Shows Promise
Medicare’s Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative produced encouraging results during its [...]
Academies Continues Work on Socio-Economic Risk Adjustment
In the latest aspect of its research on socio-economic status [...]
New Study Questions 30-Day Readmissions as Measure of Hospital Quality
Hospital readmissions within 30 days of discharge may not be [...]
Medicare Readmissions Down Almost Everywhere
Hospitals in 49 of the 50 states have reduced their [...]
Senate May Tackle Socio-economic Risk Adjustment
With a House bill to adjust Medicare payment penalties based [...]
NAUH Urges Congress to Assist With Medicare Outpatient Regulation
Last year Congress passed the Bipartisan Budget Act, which mandated [...]
Risk Adjustment Needed for Joint Replacement Model, Study Says
Medicare’s Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement bundled payment program will [...]
Hospital Group Models Risk-Adjusted Medicare Readmissions
The Missouri Hospital Association has published data that demonstrates that [...]
