Despite the pandemic, hospitals continue to shift toward value-based payment
Hospitals plan to continue moving to value-based payment despite obstacles to caring for patients under risk-based contracts amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Why Walmart is partnering with Oak Street on three in-store clinics in the Dallas-Fort Worth area
HFMA's Chad Mulvany says Walmart's partnership with Oak Street is due to Oak Street’s reputation for developing a patient-centric care model.
HFMA provides insight into 3 key areas of CMS’s 2021 IPPS final rule
HFMA's Chad Mulvany offers insight on key areas of the Inpatient Prospective Payment Service final rule, including market-based MS-DRG weights, Uncompensated Care DSH and Medicare bad debt requirements.
For Biden’s potential HHS pick, priorities include public option, hospital M&A, cost control
A Biden administration would push a public option, negotiate hospital prices and target hospital M&A, an adviser says.
CMS finalizes requirement for hospitals to report MA plan rates
Pandemic increases pressures for rural hospitals struggling pre-COVID-19
HFMA's Chad Mulvany says weakened rural providers will likely seek to align more closely or be acquired by a larger healthcare system or merge with one another to gain economies of scale.
Interim Final Rule Summary: COVID-19 Public Health Emergency – Additional Provider Reporting Requirements
HFMA presents a summary of the CMS interim final rule with comment detailing additional provider reporting requirements in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
What would the Biden-Sanders recommendations mean for hospitals?
Former U.S. Vice president Joe Biden has focused on protecting and building on the Affordable Care Act within his presidential campaign. His policy stances touch on three areas of focus: access, quality and cost.
Offering long-term payment plans to meet the financial needs of patients
A forward-thinking bank talks about its accessible patient finance program, which gives patients a way to afford care while ensuring timely payment for healthcare organizations.
Commercial health plans’ value-pay response to pandemic mixed, say providers
Commercial health plans have offered providers in value-based payments some pandemic-related flexibilities but rejected some changes.