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Medicare’s potential reimbursement for end-of-life discussion: A big step forward
CMS Proposes Mandatory Hospital Participation in New Bundled Payment Program for Hip and Knee Replacements
Hospitals say they subsidize graduate medical education, but cost-benefit unknown
Bundled Payments’ Disruptive Effects Detailed
http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/HEP-318510/Bundled-Payments-Disruptive-Effects-Detailed
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.
Medicare’s 50th Anniversary
Healthcare providers earn billions in EHR incentives, see which state has the most
Hospitals fire back at GAO study faulting 340B program
http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/hospitals-fire-back-at-gao-study-faulting-340b-program/402011/
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
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.
HENRY KOTULA 