Is Medicare “Pay for Performance” Doing the Job?
Three Medicare initiatives – its hospital readmissions reduction program, value-based [...]
Hospitals Stung By Readmissions Penalties
More than half of the nation’s hospitals are being penalized [...]
South Carolina Hospitals Reduce Readmissions
A state-wide effort among South Carolina hospitals has reduced readmissions [...]
NAUH Comments on Proposed Medicare Regulation (Part 3 of 4)
On April 30, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [...]
30-Day Readmission Standard Flawed, Study Suggests
A new study raises the possibility that Medicare’s policy of [...]
NAUH Endorses Bill to Improve Medicare Readmissions Reduction Program
The National Association of Urban Hospitals has endorsed a new [...]
Congress to Consider Adding Risk Adjustment to Medicare Readmissions Program
A new bill introduced in Congress this week would require [...]
Medicare Seeks to Put Pedal to the Metal on Quality-Related Payments and Care
The federal government has unveiled its intention to pursue a [...]
NAUH Comments on Medicare Bill
Late last year, Representative Kevin Brady (R-TX), chair of the [...]
Residents of Disadvantaged Neighborhoods More Likely to Require Readmission
Medicare beneficiaries living in the most disadvantaged neighborhoods are more [...]
