1. Average reimbursement rate for large hospitals, by region
Large hospitals — those with between 250 and 400 beds — in the Midwest have a higher average reimbursement rate than large hospitals in any other U.S. geographic region, according to RelayHealth Financial’s Revenue Cycle Index.
2. Moody’s: GOP’s American Health Care Act is credit negative for nonprofit hospitals
If House Republicans’ proposed ACA repeal and replacement plan, known as the American Health Care Act, were to become law in its current form it would be credit negative for nonprofit hospitals, according to Moody’s Investors Service.
3. HHS says it can’t eliminate Medicare appeals backlog by the end of 2020
HHS said it is unable to comply with a court order requiring it to clear its backlog of Medicare reimbursement appeals by the end of 2020.
4. CBO scores the AHCA: 5 things to know
The Republican-proposed American Health Care Act would reduce the federal deficit, but leave millions more Americans uninsured over the next decade, according to the much-anticipated estimate from the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation.
5. 7 states addressing surprise medical billing so far in 2017
Lawmakers from seven states have proposed legislation in the first few months of 2017 to mitigate the practice of surprise medical billing.
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