Reimbursement
The move is designed to help the facilities struggling with a declining number of patients and a shifting payer mix.
The agency seeks information on removal of regulatory, operational and financial barriers, but will insurers step into the interstate market?
The changes are happening while the Administration is considering other efforts, such as amending the safe harbor rule on rebates.
A DBT-inclusive bundled price was associated with significantly reduced recall rates, 13 percent versus 9.4 percent.
Sound marketing principles dictate differentiating among competitors, and too few hospitals do it.
There's pent-up demand to get into the model that qualifies as an advanced APM under MACRA, but first providers want to see if other participants are staying in.
For a number of approaches, the paper examines where the plan would operate and who would be eligible.
In an era of shifting attitudes and expectations on the part of patients, providers can no longer be content that the old models will see them through.
Government has a history of slashing provider payments for government health programs; Medicare and Medicaid reimburse providers less than the cost of delivering care, AHA says.
The DOJ said Vanguard and its skilled nursing facilities delivered "worthless" services to residents between 2010 and 2015.