1. 100 things to know about Medicare reimbursement | 2017
Since its launch in 1965, Medicare has been one of the most influential programs for hospitals, health systems and other providers. Medicare has played a prominent part in various reform movements, including the shift from fee-for-service to value-based payment models, and the program’s policies and reimbursement rates have acted as a catalyst for change nationwide.
2. A state-by-state breakdown of hospital adjusted expenses per inpatient day
A list of hospital adjusted expenses per inpatient day in 2015, organized by hospital ownership type, in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to the latest statistics from Kaiser State Health Facts.
3. AEH: Safety-nets will face $40.5B in losses without similar ACA replacement
Washington D.C.-based America’s Essential Hospitals said if Congress repeals the ACA and does not replace it with a “comparable” plan, its safety-net hospital members will lose up to $40.5 billion nationwide.
4. More than a third of health systems unprepared for MACRA: 8 findings
Only 35 percent of healthcare providers have a strategy in place to prepare for upcoming Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act reporting, according to a study by Health Catalyst and Peer60.
5. CMS, Altarum Institute: BPCI does not increase procedure volume
CMS teamed up with the Altarum Institute to debunk the argument by Elliot Fisher, MD, director of Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, that CMS’ Bundled Payments for Care Initiative increases procedure volume.
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