Setting the Record Straight
Setting the Record Straight
The editorial board of The Washington Post has published an opinion piece calling for payment cuts to hospitals and health systems as part of efforts to stabilize the Medicare program. The editorial calls for adopting so-called site-neutral payment policies, decreasing federal payments to teaching…
The AHA today released a new document refuting six misleading conclusions from Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s 2023 report on hospital payment adequacy. See the new document here.
On March 15, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) released its annual report on the commission’s recommendations for Fiscal Year 2024 Medicare payment updates.
Earlier this month the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) released its annual March report on the commission’s recommendations for Fiscal Year 2024 Medicare payment updates. Some recent media articles have lazily used the report to suggest that “hospitals’ financial situations are not…
Understand the dangers of high-deductible health plans and how to mitigate the risk of medical debt.
The international firm EY has looked at how the benefits tax-exempt hospitals provide stack up against their federal tax exemption. Last year’s report showed the spread was 9 to 1 – for every $1 of exemption, reporting hospitals provided $9 of benefit to the community.
Hospitals and health systems are committed to empowering patients with all the information they need to live their healthiest lives. This includes ensuring they have access to accurate information on their costs estimates when seeking care.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the results of an update to its assessment of hospital compliance.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the results of its assessment of hospital compliance. Importantly, CMS is the official arbiter of compliance with the transparency rules.
More than half in the U.S. are operating at a loss, while expenses and inflation are at historic highs.