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Read More769 hospitals see Medicare payments cut over high HAC rates: 7 things to know
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) The federal government will cut 769 hospitals’ Medicare payments in fiscal year 2017
Read MoreRAC improper payment recoveries plunge 91%
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Recovery Audit Contractor program, which has a mission to correct improper Medicare
Read MoreLatest Hospital Injury Penalties Include Crackdown On Antibiotic Resistant Germs
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) The federal government has cut payments to 769 hospitals with high rates of
Read MoreMedicare Pays For A Kidney Transplant, But Not The Drugs To Keep It Viable
(By Richard Harris for NPR) The federal government will pay more than $100,000 to give someone a kidney transplant, but
Read MoreNew Medicare Rules Should Help ‘High Need’ Patients Get Better Treatment
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Doctors have complained for years that they’re not paid adequately for time-consuming work
Read MoreCMS finalizes cardiac bundle, expands CJR: 10 things to know
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS released a rule on Tuesday that finalizes a mandatory bundled payment program
Read MoreHospitals And Surgery Centers Play Tug-Of-War Over America’s Ailing Knees
(By Christina Jewett for Kaiser Health News) Five years ago, Dr. Ira Kirschenbaum, an orthopedic surgeon in the Bronx who
Read MoreAHA: Medicare underpaid hospitals by $41.6B in 2015
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Both Medicaid and Medicare underpaid hospitals in 2015, according to an American Hospital
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