Reimbursement

CMS letter to state Medicaid directors outlines new federal waiver to get reimbursed for residential treatment services.

Case study: Revised paper statements and new digital patient portal drove a 38% improvement in self-pay collections, a 21% reduction in cost-per-dollar collected and patient satisfaction rose from 28% to more than 50%.

Colorado has the highest prices in the six regions studied, while Maryland came in well below the average.

The law leaves in place government programs that provide free or subsidized contraceptive coverage to low income women.

With the mandate repealed, and DSH dollars unchanged, competition for that money is going to be fierce, experts predict.

Since enrollment weeks are measured Sunday through Saturday, these first figures account for only three days, from Thursday to Saturday.

In Maine, which represents a sixth closely-watched race for governor, the question of expansion heads to court.

The AHA said the policy exceeds the administration's legal authority and, joined by the AAMC and member hospitals, intends to legally challenge it.

The ACA expanded Medicaid coverage eligibility to adults with incomes up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level, but the law's fate is uncertain.

Due to the opioid crisis, CMS is removing questions regarding pain communication from the hospital patient experience survey.