CMS Finalizes Changes to CJR, Joint Replacement Medicare Model
Medicare FFS Claims Suggest Targeted Low-Value Care Interventions
St. Vincent Staffing Strike For Patient Safety Improvements Continues
Lean Management in Healthcare Lowers Costs, Improves Quality
Kaiser Permanente Paying $11.5M in Equal Pay, Racial Equity Case
CMS Proposes $2.5B IPPS Rate Hike, With Eye on Rural, Health Equity
CT Physicians Accused of “Price Gouging” COVID-19 Tests
Narrow Margins, Low Patient Volumes Beleaguer Hospital Revenue
AHA: Federal Budget Should Bolster Healthcare Workforce, Public Health
Providers Want Another Shot at Applying for Direct Contracting
Understanding A/R Productivity is Key to Revenue Cycle Success
AHA, Hospital Groups Continue Fight Over 340B Drug Discounts
Nurses Say Supply Chain Problems Impact Safety, Hospital Margins
UVA Health Drops Lawsuits Over Patient Financial Responsibility
How Fowler Plans to Refresh CMMI’s Value-Based Care Vision
AHA: Site-Neutral Medicare Reimbursement May Limit Access To Care
OIG: Do Not Charge, Balance Bill Patients for COVID-19 Vaccines
2% Medicare Sequester Cuts Delayed Through End of 2021
Industry Groups Seek Next Gen Extension, Full-Risk ACO Options
House Reps Urge HHS To Enforce Hospital Price Transparency Rule
Urgent Care Increases Lower-Acuity Spending, Deters Some ED Visits
Coalition Urges CMS to Rethink Medicare Prior Authorization Growth
Third of Hospitals, Systems Don’t Use Revenue Cycle Automation
Hospital Price Transparency Rule Compliance Is Inconsistent
Prior Authorization Burden Still High Despite COVID Struggles
Policy, Regulation Shaping Emergency Medicine Reimbursement
AHA Backs Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as Next CMS Administrator
CMS Stops Accepting New Direct Contracting Applications
CMS Plans 1.3% Medicare Payment Hike for Skilled Nursing Facilities
COVID-19 Spurs Fewer, But Larger Hospital Merger, Acquisition Deals
CMS Proposes Medicare Payment Bump for Rehab, Psychiatric Facilities
CMS Resumes All Hospital Surveys As COVID-19 Cases Lessen
Gender, Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Workforce Stress Levels
OIG Asks Hospital for $23.6M Back After Medicare Billing Errors
Physicians Collect More From Surprise Medical Bills in ED
Healthcare Supply Chain Still Fragile A Year After COVID-19
CMS Starts Recouping Accelerated, Advance Medicare Payments
Hospital Outpatient Payment Would Suffer If 340B Cuts Reversed
CMS Holding Claims Until Medicare Sequester Decision