CMS Administrator Seema Verma plans to address a gathering of health information data exchange advocates on Aug. 19.
The share of covered workers enrolled in high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) at large employers reached 47% in 2019.
A public-option health plan could lead to the closure of 1,000 rural hospitals, according to an analysis.
Stay ahead of healthcare news and developments with this listing of hearings, conferences, webinars, public forums and deadlines for the week of Aug. 12.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued final rules with FY20 rates for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) and hospices.
CMS issued a final rule for Medicare hospital IPPS payments in FY20.
Hospitals reduced positions in July, marking the first employment drop since 2017.
Stay ahead of healthcare news and developments with this listing of hearings, conferences, webinars, public forums and deadlines for the week of Aug. 5.
HFMA’s Enterprise membership provides organizations with the tools they need to advance their staff and improve performance.
Recognizing five years of sustained excellence, HFMA awarded the South Texas Chapter with the Robert M. Shelton Award.
National hospital advocates, individual executives and an industry adviser identified early concerns with the proposed mandatory release of hospital-negotiated charges.
The long-awaited Medicare proposed rule for hospital outpatient payments includes a high-profile mandate on hospitals to release rates negotiated with commercial health plans, among other regulations that could pose financial challenges. Se...
Hospitals can expect new revenue opportunities, increased near-term costs and loss of revenue to new competitors due to expanding digital technologies in healthcare, according to Moody’s Investors Service.
MA health plans are expected to incrementally increase in 2020 their use of programs targeting the social determinants of health.
Stay ahead of healthcare news and developments with this listing of hearings, conferences, webinars, public forums and deadlines for the week of July 28.
The Trump administration’s Medicare leader singled out hospitals as the leading driver of healthcare cost increases.
Although a slice of hospitals might financially benefit from a single-payer model based on Medicare rates, 90% would face cuts totaling $200 billion each year, according to a new industry analysis.
Mandatory models for kidney care and oncology were among six new Medicare payment models proposed in mid-July.
Stay ahead of healthcare news and developments with this listing of hearings, conferences, webinars, public forums and deadlines for the week of July 14.
A leading congressional advocate of “Medicare for All” this week excoriated Medicare for the billing problems she dealt with during her late husband’s last years of declining health. But she insists such headaches would not follow expansion...
Federal policy advisers see a shift from value-based payment to policies focused on cutting provider payments.
Rural-state hospitals strongly back a proposed Medicare area wage index (AWI) change, but national hospital advocates are warning against it.
Stay ahead of healthcare news and developments with this listing of hearings, conferences, webinars, public forums and deadlines for the week of July 8.
Several hospital approaches were key to obtaining savings of nearly $1,000 per episode in Medicare’s first mandatory bundled payment model.
The senior government official in charge of creating value-based payment models said the Trump administration’s commitment to such models would continue even if the law authorizing his office is struck down in an ongoing court challenge.
Stay ahead of healthcare news and developments with this listing of hearings, conferences, webinars, public forums and deadlines for the week of July 1.
Providers may be able to learn from providers and health plans already implementing many of the innovations that leaders say are needed to lower costs and improve care.
HFMA Annual Conference attendees voted Papaya the winner of the Virtual Pitch contest.
HFMA Chair urges attendees “dare to move” to address challenges in healthcare finance.
South Texas Chapter of HFMA earns the Robert M. Shelton Award.