Bill Would Modify Medicare Readmissions Program
New legislation introduced in Congress would add a risk adjustment [...]
NAUH Urges Senate to Protect Urban Safety-Net Hospitals
With the Senate Finance Committee looking for ways to pay [...]
Increase Use of Value-Based Purchasing, HHS Told
A study performed for the U.S. Department of Health and [...]
President Presents Proposed FY 2015 Budget
Yesterday the Obama administration unveiled its proposed FY 2015 federal [...]
New Approaches to Serving Dual Eligibles Set to Launch
Provisions in the Affordable Care Act that encourage states to [...]
Some Hospitals Stand to Lose Medicaid Expansion, DSH Money
When the Supreme Court made Medicaid expansion optional rather than [...]
CMS Seeks to Shape Provider Networks
Insurers offering qualified health plans in the federally facilitated marketplace [...]
Observation Status, the “Two-Midnight Rule,” and Continuing Controversy
Amid continuing complaints from hospitals, the Centers for Medicare & [...]
CMS Offers Advice on Managing Expected Upsurge in ER Visits
With Medicaid enrollment rising because of eligibility changes introduced through [...]
Safety-Net Hospitals Hurt More by Readmissions Reduction Program
Hospitals that care for large numbers of low-income seniors are [...]
