Analysis: What factors will come into play as stakeholders respond to a recent decision on Medicaid work rules
Key things to look for from all stakeholders even though the latest work requirement ruling only applies to the Kentucky and Arkansas cases.
Analysis: FY20 inpatient payment rule proposes changes to DSH, wage index
Chad Mulvany offers insight on some of the recent proposed changes to hospital Medicare IPPS payments. Issues discussed include the wage index, new technology add-on payments and FY20 UC DSH Factor 3.
Analysis: Treasury projects Congress needs to raise the debt ceiling by late summer
Legislation to raise the debt ceiling is one of a limited number of “must pass” bills that healthcare policy changes can “ride on.”
Ask the Experts: Provider Level Adjustments
Is there a best practice for handling provider level adjustments (PLBs) in electronic health record (EHR) systems?
Public-Option Bill Cuts $774 Billion in Hospital Revenue: Report
High-profile legislation that would launch a Medicare-based public option to compete against private insurers would slash national healthcare spending—primarily through reduced hospital pay, according to a new analysis.
Trump Budget Road-Tests Hospital Policies
Hospital impacts in the Trump administration’s proposed FY20 budget include cuts to Medicare uncompensated care, more site-neutral payments, and an extension of coming Medicaid payment cuts.
Medicaid Work Requirements Will Negatively Impact Hospital Finances
Medicaid work requirement projected impacts on hospital finances range from $1 million to more than $6 million.
Medicare rates increasingly impacting health care
Even assuming the federal government does not adopt a single-payer model such as Medicare-for-all, industry watchers see Medicare’s impact on the healthcare sector expanding.
More Than 15 Percent of Providers Depart BPCI Advanced
One in seven providers in the largest Medicare bundled payment model left after five months, new data reveal. But that may be good news for the program.
Why More than 15 Percent of Providers Are Departing BPCI-Advanced
Read why more than 15 percent of BPCI-Advanced providers are departing the program.