Rich Daly
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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.
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.
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.
MSSP ACOs Save $314 Million, As Changes Loom
Aug. 31—Medicare’s main group of accountable care organizations (ACOs) delivered big 2017 savings. Will that affect the program’s fate?
Sept. 3-6: Deadline Coming for Latest CMMI Model, With More Options Ahead
Aug. 30—Even as physicians ponder joining a new Medicare Advantage (MA) payment model before next week’s deadline, they should expect more options in the coming months, according to the leader responsible for generating such arrangements.
Not-for-Profit Hospitals Hit All-Time-Low Operating Margins: Moody’s
Aug. 29—Operating margins for not-for-profit hospitals fell to 1.6 percent in FY17, the lowest level one rating agency has ever found in its tracking.
High-Deductible Plans Surge: CDC
Aug. 28—Despite recent data indicating a reversal in the trend toward high-deductible health plans (HDHPs), a national federal survey found enrollment surged in 2018 to include nearly half of the privately insured.
Next Gen ACO Savings Could Bolster Medicare ACO Changes
Aug. 27—The most advanced Medicare accountable care organizations (ACOs) saved $100 million in their first year, according to a new report. And such savings could bolster Medicare’s proposed transition to greater risk for other ACOs, some industry watchers said.
Hospitals Identify Needed Stark Reforms
Aug. 24—Hospitals and their advocates urged specific regulatory changes to the enforcement of federal anti-referral laws, even as some industry stakeholders raised concerns about potential changes.
Aug. 27-31: Individual Market Rates Roll in Amid Tweaks
Aug. 23—States are scrambling to implement last-minute supports for the individual-insurance markets, even as 2019 rates begin to be finalized.