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.
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.
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.
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.
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.