Accounting & Financial Management
The bill seeks to extend the 5% advanced APM incentive payment for providers for an additional two years.
Employers projected a higher average increase for next year, and they should prepare for continued accelerated cost growth.
Home health and hospice continue to drive transaction value this year.
The authors framed coding practices as one element of an ongoing "tug-of-war" between payers and providers.
The company believes the equivalent therapies will lower healthcare costs while providing more choice and flexibility.
A three-judge panel in Florida ruled TeamHealth was owed $10.8 million due to underpayments from UHC from 2017 to 2020.
Audits uncovered about $12 million in net overpayments; AGs say lax rules for safeguarding reproductive health data could harm providers.
A "horrible policy failure" over disputed claims backlogs is added to mandates requiring an advanced hospital infrastructure.
Total expenses are cumulatively 20% above pre-pandemic levels.
A Kaufman Hall analysis illustrates mounting financial struggles for hospitals.