Medicare & Medicaid
The proposal is being released early for plans to better address estimating 2022 costs, in light of the uncertainty with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Meeting the objectives of the final rule will be necessary to ensure compliance by January 1.
Organizations such as the National Association of ACOs urge reforms to increase ACO growth and savings.
Survey results indicate a need for people to become better informed about their coverage, which is both a challenge and an opportunity for insurers.
In recent weeks several major drugmakers have stopped providing 340B pricing for safety net hospitals.
The programs are for coronary artery bypass grafting and shoulder replacements. They incentivize clinicians to improve patient care and lower costs.
Those linked to health systems were 99% less likely to receive penalties and 29% more likely to receive performance bonuses.
Only 54% of Medicare patients referred to home healthcare services following a hospitalization received home healthcare visits.
Patients can find information about doctors, hospitals and nursing homes without searching through multiple tools.
Total Medicare spending on acute care inpatient hospital services will increase by about $3.5 billion in FY 2021.