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Bundled Payments’ Disruptive Effects Detailed

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Mandatory bundled payments for hip and knee surgeries would shutter one in four skilled nursing facilities and trigger “demand destruction in areas such as diagnostic testing, hospital stays, and avoidable readmissions,” says a former CMS official.

Hospitals fire back at GAO study faulting 340B program

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Hospitals and the HHS are questioning GAO findings that hospitals serving high numbers of low- income patients abuse a federal drug discount via the 340B Drug Pricing Program by overprescribing medications.

CMS proposes paying for end-of-life planning in new draft rule

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Wednesday released a draft of Medicare’s first physician payment rule that would reimburse physicians for providing end-of-life counseling.

251 hospitals earn 5 stars, 101 earn 1 star, in new CMS Hospital Compare rankings (full list)

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CMS to expand controversial Pioneer ACO program because of ‘robust’ savings

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40% of doctors choose fines over quality reporting compliance, CMS says

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Doctors have called the programs confusing and time-consuming and say they offer little clinical benefit while detracting from their ability to care for patients.

 

Only 251 U.S. hospitals receive CMS top ranking on patient experience

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Supreme Court rules healthcare providers can’t sue states over Medicaid rates

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