
Tag Archives: Medicare
HHS directed to re-examine $220 million hospital pay cut

A federal judge has ruled that the secretary of health and human services does have the authority to cut Medicare payments for all hospitals, but that she failed to follow the proper procedures for doing so
Post-Acute Care Transformation Taking Hold in SNFs
http://healthleadersmedia.com/page-1/FIN-321096/PostAcute-Care-Transformation-Taking-Hold-in-SNFs
Payment reform, new regulations, and opportunities to boost quality of care for older patients with comorbidities are revolutionizing skilled nursing facilities.
Medicare, Fair Pay, And The AMA: The Forgotten History
Value-based MA Model Eyed as Boon to Population Health
Flawed Shared Savings and Pioneer ACO programs are here to stay, consultant says

Nearly 75 percent of ACOs in the program earned no savings in 2014.
At a glance: Medicare fraud in hospitals
Observation status, ED visits create illusion of fewer readmissions, quality gains
Pay for performance “pressures hospitals to cheat,” authors say
Cancer Spending in California: What Medicare Data Say
How Medicare’s transitional care movement may prevent readmissions

CEO Rani Khetarpal: Clinical interventions needed throughout 30-day post-discharge period







