Medicaid Reimbursement news from FierceHealthcare
NewsHospitals lose reimbursement for 'unnecessary' ER visits
Designed to curb the "overuse and abuse" of costly emergency care, Washington's hospitals will no longer receive Medicaid reimbursement for any "unnecessary" emergency room visits starting April 1, Read more...
Hospitals preemptively lay off workers to save funds
Hospital jobs are back on the chopping block, as healthcare organizations continue to struggle with escalating costs and shrinking state reimbursements. For instance, adding to an already long list Read more...
Hospitals, payers to team to reduce costs following Medicaid cuts
While Washington, Iowa and Tennessee battle for continued Medicaid reimbursements for emergency care, Oregon is cutting its Medicaid payments to hospitals by 15 percent this month, according to The Read more...
Hospital CEO offers cost-saving tips for ailing hospitals
Nationwide news about hospital closings and layoffs paints a bleak picture for some parts of the healthcare industry. Just yesterday, Catholic Medical Center in Manchester announced it will lay off Read more...
Hospitals give pink slips, troubled by uncompensated care
Although massive hospital layoffs dropped during the first quarter, recent hospital layoffs paint a gloomy picture for the healthcare industry, particularly for smaller hospitals with Medicaid Read more...
Hospital layoffs to follow Medicaid reimbursement cuts
Hospital jobs are back on the chopping block, thanks in part to state budget cuts to Medicaid reimbursements. Some hospital workers will get the boot in New Hampshire, which hospital executives Read more...
Boston Medical Center cutting 119 jobs to shrink $175M deficit
Boston Medical Center said it will lay off 119 people because"dramatic changes" in Medicaid reimbursement have led to a projected $175 million loss for the year. The healthcare provider to thousands Read more...
Georgia hospitals accept 'bed tax' over reduced Medicaid payments
Faced with the alternative of losing already tight Medicaid reimbursement, Georgia hospitals agreed to a 1.45 percent fee or "bed tax" on patient revenue to remedy its worsening budget crisis. With Read more...
Medicaid financial issues likely to come to head at governors' conference
This swirl of issues surrounding Medicaid, including increasing enrollments, federal reimbursement for the insurance program, and potential cuts in service, should come to a head at the National Read more...
Management company will pay $24M to settle whistleblower allegations
A dental management company agreed this week to pay $24 million to resolve false claims allegations involving dental work performed on children. The company, FORBA Holdings LLC, provides business Read more...
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