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CMS' Medicare Advantage Star Ratings on the rise
Overall performance for Medicare Advantage plans with and without prescription drug coverage is on the rise--and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services credits its Star Ratings program for driving quality improvement.
MedPAC wants seniors to pay more for care
A new report by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recommends that seniors bear more cost-sharing of their healthcare expenses.
The push-me-pull-you of observation care
Hospital readmissions seem an elephant unable to leave the room: Many states have 30-day readmission rates that are 20 percent or higher, linked to chronic illnesses such as congestive heart failure
Hospital dental care benefits community, cuts costs
Hospital finance executives spend a lot of time trying to figure out how to treat the uninsured patients who stream into their emergency rooms as inexpensively as possible. Those costs are almost
Medicaid proposal could spell disaster for hospitals
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives recently approved a bill intended to change the way Medicare and Medicaid programs operare. Although its chances of becoming law are remote, there
ACOs will bring more losses than savings, hospital CEOs say
Days after a major trade association representing medical groups voiced concerns over the proposed regulations governing accountable care organizations, a consortium of some of the most prominent
Termination letters emphasize Medicare horror stories
Edgar Allen Poe and Mary Shelley are great sources of gothic fiction, but recent CMS termination and suspension letters sent to Medicare Advantage and Part D plans gives these masters of horror a run
