PewResearch: Most Americans Say Government Doesn’t Do Enough to Help Middle Class

http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2016/02/04/most-americans-say-government-doesnt-do-enough-to-help-middle-class/

Middle class priorities for 2016

TrumpCare Takes It On The Chin

http://khn.org/news/trumpcare-takes-it-on-the-chin/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A+Daily+Health+Policy+Report&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=26990679&_hsenc=p2ANqtz–0dMdJbURVkKZogGy55ZZnzOeJhl2sqFne7r4qNo4UcBy6byjACVmLzsdkYQj0B8ETdXboygTScLgynLkPI-tCHCYMtQ&_hsmi=26990679

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to guests during a rally at Macomb Community College on March 4, 2016 in Warren, Michigan. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Obama administration ties 30% of Medicare payments to quality

http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/obama-administration-ties-30-of-medicare-payments-to-quality/415047/

Most wanted healthcare fraud fugitives; Office of the Inspector General list

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/slideshow/office-inspector-generals-most-wanted-healthcare-fraud-fugitives?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRonuajOde%2FhmjTEU5z16ukvX6%2B%2Fh4kz2EFye%2BLIHETpodcMTcFlNbrYDBceEJhqyQJxPr3MLtINwNlqRhPrCg%3D%3D

Payment and Delivery System Reform in Medicare: A Primer on Medical Homes, Accountable Care Organizations, and Bundled Payments

Payment and Delivery System Reform in Medicare: A Primer on Medical Homes, Accountable Care Organizations, and Bundled Payments – Report

Figure 3: Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) Models

51 hospitals reach $23M settlement as DOJ concludes cardiac device investigation

http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/51-hospitals-reach-23m-settlement-as-doj-concludes-cardiac-device-investig/414147/

Dartmouth Atlas: Evidence-based, Coordinated Care for Seniors Elusive

http://healthleadersmedia.com/content.cfm?topic=QUA&content_id=325531

Evidence Based Medicine

Three areas where the use of evidence-base care is particularly lacking are prostate cancer screenings, breast cancer screenings, and feeding tube placement for Medicare recipients with advanced dementia.

AHA Slams CMS for ‘Unlawful’ Two-Midnight Rule Pay Reduction

http://healthleadersmedia.com/content.cfm?topic=HEP&content_id=325197

2-midnight-rule

The American Hospital Association is highly critical of CMS’s decision to reduce IPPS payments as a result of implementing the two-midnight rule, with the organization seeking more information on the cut.

CMS gives healthcare 6 years to repay Medicare overpayments in final rule

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/cms-gives-healthcare-6-years-repay-medicare-overpayments-final-rule?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRonua3JcO%2FhmjTEU5z16ukvX6%2B%2Fh4kz2EFye%2BLIHETpodcMTcFgN7zYDBceEJhqyQJxPr3MLtINwNlqRhPrCg%3D%3D

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. (Wikipedia)

The proposed rule mandating providers be on the hook for overpayments going back 10 years faced still opposition.