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More access to Medicare not a remedy for healthcare costs
A recent report released by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission points out that if we want to start saving money on healthcare, expanding Medicare access is not the solution, according to the... Read more...
Medicare, Medicaid cuts could amount to $240B over 10 years
The American Hospital Association expressed dismay following an address President Obama gave this past weekend discussing proposed White House federal payment cuts that could amount to an estimated... Read more...
Obama backs expanded powers for MedPAC
Do you think it's a good idea for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to go from an advice-only body to one that has significant power over reimbursement? President Obama does, and he's thrown... Read more...
Obama reforms may be slowed by doctor shortages
A few years ago, when Massachusetts first got rolling on its health reform plan, observers began to notice something odd. Once you got everyone insured, they all needed doctors. And once everyone had... Read more...
Hospitals say emphasis on readmission rates could hit them hard
Tell a hospital that their readmission rates are too high, and they'll tell you they'll get back to you...at some point. But if CMS makes the request, on the other hand, hospital execs are a bit more... Read more...
MedPAC says Medicare payments 'still adequate'
Now here's an assertion that might raise a few hackles. According to Glenn Hackbarth, chairman of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Medicare payments are still "adequate to cover the... Read more...
Grassley wants charity care standards in stimulus
Working with another member of the Senate Finance Committee, perennial not-for-profit hospital critic Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) is offering two amendments to the massive stimulus bill that should... Read more...
Studies: Medicare Advantage paid too much, doesn't coordinate care
As Senators put forth plans to reform health care, several new studies have come out suggesting that private health care plans for Medicare beneficiaries may be a good place to start cutting. One of... Read more...
MedPAC urges medical home research
To date, the medical home model seems to have racked up some encouraging research... Read more...
Bundled payments to be tested by CMS
CMS will run a project to determine if using bundled payments--payments for episodic treatments shared by both the hospitals and the doctors delivering care--can improve efficiency and quality... Read more...
