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Payer
Medicare for All Could Have Saved 338K lives during the PandemicA study by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) looks at what a single-payer universal healthcare system...
Post-Acute
CMS Announces Updates to Improve Safety and Quality of Long-term Care FacilitiesThe updates will go into effect in October to allow facilities and surveyors time to train.
Revenue Cycle
AEH Wants CMS to Define Hospital Category for FY 2023 IPPS RuleThe association responded to annual updates to the inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS).
Payer
Medicare and its Members Paid Significantly More to Provider-Based FacilitiesThe Office of Inspector General (OIG) uncovered that the program and beneficiaries could have saved $1.6 billion combined had they...
Post-Acute
Home Health Agencies Would Lose $810M under CMS Proposed RuleProposal will 'protect the Medicare program's sustainability for future generations,' CMS says.
Clinical Care
Medicare Could Save $3.6B on Generic Drugs If Program Could Match Direct-to-Consumer PricingResearchers have compared Medicare Part D generic drug pricing with pricing at the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company.
Finance
AHA Pleads with Congress to Stop Medicare Sequester CutsHospitals are facing an additional payment cut to 2% slated for July 1 after a 1% cut took effect in...
Payer
Nearly 9 in 10 Medicare Advantage Members Satisfied with CoverageFindings in a recent survey of beneficiaries push back on criticism of the service's administration.
Payer
Medicare Spending Fell in 2020 for the First Time in Over Two DecadesThe drop followed the decline in use of healthcare services during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Strategy
AARP's Billion-Dollar BountyA deal with Oak Street Health gives the primary care provider exclusive rights to use the trusted AARP brand in...
Payer
The Medicare Direct Contracting ControversyParticipants, supporters, and opponents weigh in on the role of Medicare Advantage subsidiaries as program design evolves.
Payer
5 Takeaways from Private Health Plans Paying More for Hospital CareThe average is 224% above Medicare rates.