Medicare
AHA comments regarding CMS' Cardiac and Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Bundled Payment Model proposed rule.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released premium and cost information for Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug plans for the 2017 calendar year.
While hospitals in the Medicare Hospital Value-Based Purchasing program receive patient experience points based on achievement, improvement and consistency, additional emphasis on improvement points could benefit hospitals serving minority patients, according to a study reported this week in…
Tomorrow is the last day that hospitals can recertify for the 340B Drug Pricing Program. All 340B hospitals are required to recertify annually with the Health Resources and Services Administration to ensure they continue to meet 340B hospital eligibility requirements. To access a recent HRSA…
On Aug. 2, CMS issued its fiscal year 2017 final rule for the inpatient and long-term care hospital prospective payment systems.
Medicare Accountable Care Organizations qualified for more than $466 million in shared savings in 2015 by meeting quality standards and their savings threshold, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced yesterday. Eight Pioneer ACOs generated more than $37 million in shared…