Proposal Calls for 1.84 Percent Rate Hike for 2019 Medicare Advantage Plans
Feb. 5—Medicare Advantage (MA) plans would receive a 1.84 percent pay boost in 2019 under a recently issued proposed call letter.
Observations About Value-Based Purchasing
The value-based purchasing (VBP) program established Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires redesign if it is to truly and effectively drive healthcare quality improvement.
HFMA Executive Survey: Value-Based Payment Readiness
HFMA researchers surveyed 117 senior financial executives about their organization’s value-based payment readiness in September 2017.
What Anthem’s Imaging Policy Means for Hospitals
Hospitals that own outpatient imaging departments should not ignore the significance of Anthem’s new imaging site-of-care policy.
Few Physicians Support Value-Based Models: Survey
Jan. 31—Most physicians are unconvinced that high-profile value-based payment models will either control costs or improve patient health outcomes, according to a recent survey.
Did Prices Drive Recent Healthcare Spending?
Jan. 30—Healthcare prices were cited as the driver of the recent surge in healthcare spending, but that conclusion may be missing the whole picture, according to some researchers.
Variations in Healthcare Prices
HFMA President and CEO Joseph J. Fifer, FHFMA, CPA, discusses what consumers know and don't know about variations in healthcare prices.
A Carrot or a Stick?
Incentives may not be enough to trigger a shift to voluntary alternative payment models.
Solving the Opioid Crisis: A Critical Role for Medicaid
The Medicaid expansion has benefited states hardest hit by the opioid epidemic and has eased the burden of uncompensated care on hospitals and other healthcare providers.
Price Variation 101
Price variation has been a hot topic in healthcare industry circles but most consumers are unaware that healthcare prices vary.