Analysis: How overcoming some hurdles can help providers manage PAC spend
HFMA’s Chad Mulvany discusses how the PAC-spending results of a recent study on older patients with joint replacements could easily apply to any number of common episodes of care experienced by Medicare beneficiaries.
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: CMS looks to partner with states to expand dual-eligible care models
CMS is encouraging states to test approaches to integrating dual-eligible patients’ care to improve outcomes and reduce costs for federal and state governments.
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: Another year closer to depleting the Part A Trust Fund
With the predicted depletion of Medicare’s hospital insurance fund, and Congress unlikely to increase taxes for working people or hike costs for beneficiates, what should healthcare finance leaders expect?
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.”
April 15-19: See what events are coming in healthcare
Stay ahead of healthcare news and developments with this listing of hearings, conferences, webinars, contests, public forums, and deadlines for the week of April 15.
HHS considers bringing healthcare concierge services into federal programs
A relatively new employer trend of making healthcare navigators available to insured employees has caught the attention of the Trump administration’s healthcare policy leader.
Making sense of Trump’s 2020 budget proposals for healthcare
Congress is almost certain not to accept president Trump’s proposed budget for FY20 with its cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, but he is not the first president to propose a budget that has little chance of being accepted.
Analysis: ACO survey identifies top barriers to bearing risk
Policymakers should take note of results of the recent NAACOs annual ACO survey identifying the top barriers to bearing risk.