Here are five articles recently published by Becker's Hospital Review that offer insight on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's recommendations to Congress, healthcare utilization trends and more.
1. GOP takes aim at ACA, Medicare: 9 things to know
Republican lawmakers zeroed in on healthcare legislation June 19 as President Donald Trump's administration released a final rule on association health plans and House Republicans proposed a 2019 budget that would pave the way for a repeal of the ACA and make deep cuts to Medicare and Medicaid.
2. PwC: Efforts to curb healthcare utilization 'have run their course'
PwC's Health Research Institute estimates 2019's employer medical cost trend will be 6 percent, remaining "stable yet unsustainably high," according to its annual medical cost trend report.
3. 2 Arizona hospitals abruptly close after entering bankruptcy
Gilbert (Ariz.) Hospital and Florence (Ariz.) Hospital at Anthem, both owned by Gilbert-based New Vision Health, provided little notice before shutting down.
4. MedPAC releases June report to Congress: 7 takeaways
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission released its June 2018 report on Medicare and healthcare delivery to Congress, which includes two recommendations to ensure appropriate access to and use of hospital emergency department services in rural and urban areas.
5. Wake Forest Baptist retains Medicare contract after erroneous cancer diagnoses
Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's pathology laboratory is in full compliance with Medicare's conditions of participation, CMS said June 15.
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