Medicare spending news from FierceHealthcare
NewsCoordination, value-based payment didn't save Medicare dollars
Efforts to cut Medicare spending and improve care quality have largely failed, according to a new report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). After two decades of trying to shift toward Read more...
'Wasteful' providers actually spend fewer Medicare dollars, data shows
CMS may have to let go of its long-standing complaint that providers in some areas of the U.S. are padding their Medicare bills. Data requested by the Institutes of Medicine and analyzed by CMS this Read more...
Study: Blame Medicare, not insurers for high health spending
Health spending continues to be a concern in America, with projections as high as $4.5 trillion by 2019. In looking for someone to blame, however, a new study published today in the journal Health Read more...
Study may debunk theory that health supply breeds demand
Just 13 years ago, health economists thought the United States had too many doctors, which attracted a surplus of patients clamoring for care, thereby driving up health costs. Thus, the Balanced Read more...
Less competition can lead to higher health costs
Smaller markets with less competition seem to be breeding grounds for higher private healthcare costs, according to a recent study published in the American Journal of Managed Care. However, Medicare Read more...
Medicare/Medicaid spending a national 'threat,' says CBO
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) cites federal healthcare spending as "the single greatest threat" to the United States' budget stability in its new report, The Budget and Economic Outlook: Read more...
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