Contracting for Primary Care and Value Improves Patient Outcomes and Lowers Costs
Humana offers primary care practices four types of value-based contracts, but also customizes plans that emphasize population health or other initiatives.
LTCH Pay Change to Cover Less than Half of Costs: Analysis
April 2—An ongoing Medicare payment change will cover less than half of the costs of care for long-term care hospital (LTCH) patients who are subject to it, according to a new analysis.
Protecting Revenue at Risk
A pocket guide to help hospitals and health systems navigate pay-for-value programs.
Minimizing Readmission Penalties with Palliative Care
Hospitals that invest in palliative care programs may reduce readmission penalties.
Administration’s Budget Proposals for Fiscal Year 2019
This summary provides highlights of the healthcare proposals included in the Trump Administration's fiscal year (FY) 2019 budget.
Ask the Experts: Medicare Adjustments During Appeals
Can we adjust a denied Medicare charge off of an account when an appeal is still open?
The Future of Healthcare Organizations Depends on Managing Medicare Costs
A healthcare thought leader explains the current Medicare payment system challenges and how CFOs can offset future Medicare cuts through cost containment.
Hospital Cuts in Trump Budget Called ‘Troubling’
Feb. 13—Adverse impacts from federal spending cuts were just one type of concern that hospital advocates raised this week about the Trump administration’s proposed budget.
Rising At-Risk Populations
Almost 84 million people out of a total population of 400 million, will be covered by Medicaid or Medicare by 2050.
Medicare Extenders and DSH Delay Face Uncertain Future
Feb. 6—Hospitals have faced a range of payment cuts since a regularly renewed package of Medicare funding lapsed at the end of 2017. But those cuts soon could be reversed.