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$1.1 Billion in Provider Regulatory Relief Proposed

Sept. 17—A large portion of the $1.1 billion in ongoing annual regulatory relief proposed this week for providers would come from lower costs for hospital outpatient departments.

Rich Daly September 18, 2018

Mandatory Bundle Gets Early Positive Results

Sept. 14—Hospitals in Medicare’s first mandatory bundled payment model succeeded in cutting Medicare gross spending in their first year, according to a new analysis. The results come as Trump administration executives say they plan to introduce more mandatory models.

Rich Daly September 17, 2018

Sept. 17-21: Transparency Garnering Increased Attention

Sept. 13—The Senate will undertake a review of price transparency in health care next week, shortly after hospital advocates urged caution in Medicare’s transparency push.

Rich Daly September 14, 2018

Hospitals Express Opposition to E/M Code Changes

Sept. 12—A Medicare proposal to simplify evaluation and management (E/M) codes could hit hospitals’ bottom lines, hospital advocates recently warned the Trump administration.

Rich Daly September 13, 2018

Will New ACO Findings Save Upside-Only Models?

Sept. 11—A new analysis joins other research in reaching new conclusions about the extent of savings that accountable care organizations (ACOs)—especially upside-only models—provide Medicare. It’s a data battle that could determine whether many ACOs continue.

Rich Daly September 12, 2018

PTAC Recommends New Models Amid HHS Promises

Sept. 10—Amid Medicare promises to soon introduce new physician-focused payment models, its leading advisory panel recently approved new models for consideration.

Rich Daly September 11, 2018

Amid Full Employment, Hospitals Keep Hiring

Sept. 7—Hospitals, like much of health care, continued their steady hiring streak in August, even as the pool of potential new hires appeared almost dry.

Rich Daly September 10, 2018

Sept. 10-14: Unified Post-Acute Payment System Emerging

Sept. 6—As post-acute care leaders gather outside Washington, D.C., for a conference next week, a major payment overhaul is coming together.

Rich Daly September 7, 2018

Medicaid Plans, Hospitals Clash over Proposed Kids Model

Sept. 5—Medicaid insurance companies and hospitals squared off in Congress this week over legislation to expand children’s medical homes nationally.

Rich Daly September 6, 2018

Congress Seeks Answers on Hospital Consolidation

Sept. 4—The trend of hospital consolidation has drawn increased scrutiny from members of Congress who are concerned about increasing costs for Medicare and the program’s beneficiaries.

Rich Daly September 5, 2018
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