Within three years, the Obama administration wants quality of care to be considered in allocating nine of every 10 Medicare dollars

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/medicare-penalizes-330-large-medical-groups?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRojuK3NZKXonjHpfsX57u4rUa6zlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4ESsNrI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFQ7LHMbpszbgPUhM%3D

Out of 1,010 large medical groups that Medicare evaluated under the physician value-based payment modifier, just 14 are getting payment increases this year. But at the same time, only 11 groups will be getting reductions for low quality or high spending.

 

AHA: SGR fix should not come at expense of hospitals

http://www.fiercehealthfinance.com/story/aha-sgr-fix-should-not-come-expense-hospitals/2015-01-26?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

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Budget Bill Gets Thumbs Down From Physician Groups: SGR fix, Medicaid pay bump remain unaddressed

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Washington-Watch/Washington-Watch/49107