Medicare & Medicaid
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.
Individuals enrolled in low-spending plans generated less healthcare spending, used high-value drugs and services less, and were less satisfied.
Providers haven't been responding to Low Utilization Payment Adjustment thresholds as expected, the analysis finds.
The proposed rule has been commended by the Advanced Medical Technology Association for getting innovative technology to patients that need it.
About 260,000 currently insured cancer survivors ages 18-64 had coverage disruptions in 2018.