Medicare, Medicaid Reimbursement $76.8B Under Hospital Costs
The largest public payers continue to underpay hospitals, data from the most recent American Hospital Association (AHA) Annual Survey of Hospitals revealed. Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement fell...Sponsored by TransUnion
Maximize Hospital Revenue with a Holistic Insurance Discovery Strategy
To stay in the black, hospitals need to capitalize on every opportunity to capture hidden revenue on the back end. The traditional method for identifying insurance coverage missed at the...Hospitals Weigh in on Medicare DSH Payment Supreme Court Case
Major hospitals and medical colleges recently urged the Supreme Court to affirm a DC Circuit Court decision that HHS violated the Medicare Act when the department altered the reimbursement adjustment...Specialists Fear IPI Drug Pricing Model Could Harm Patient Access
A healthcare industry group representing more than 7,700 rheumatologists and rheumatology health professionals recently warned the Trump Administration that its proposed International Pricing Index...HHS Overstepped Authority with 340B Reimbursement Cuts, Judge Rules
A federal judge in Washington DC recently struck down a nearly 30 percent reduction in 340B reimbursement cuts. US District Judge Rudolph Contreras ruled that HHS Secretary Alex Azar exceeded his...Key Providers, Payers Tie 47% of Business to Value-Based Payment
A large group of major healthcare payers and health systems are reporting that nearly half of their business rests in value-based payment arrangements. The Health Care Transformation Task Force (Task...New Medicare Reimbursement for Lab Tests May Overpay by Billions
A new Medicare reimbursement system for clinical laboratory tests could increase spending for the public healthcare program by over $11 billion by 2020, a new Government Accountability Office (GAO)...AHA, AAMC Sue HHS Over Site-Neutral Payment Expansion
The American Hospital Association (AHA), Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), and three healthcare organizations are suing HHS over a new site-neutral payment policy slated to take effect...Sponsored by TransUnion
