Hospitals are fighting a Medicare payment fix that would save tax dollars
(By Phil Galewitz and Colleen DeGuzman for NPR) In the battle to control health care costs, hospitals are deploying their
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What is the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ New AHEAD Model?
(By Alice Burns for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jan 02, 2024) In September 2023, the Centers for Medicare and
Read MoreSenate committee launches bipartisan investigation into private equity ownership of hospitals
(By Brittany Trang for STAT) The two leaders of the Senate Budget Committee on Thursday launched a bipartisan investigation into
Read MoreUnderstanding the Role of the FTC, DOJ, and States in Challenging Anticompetitive Practices Of Hospitals and Other Health Care Providers
(By Scott Hulver and Zachary Levinson for Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Aug 07, 2023) Policymakers and the media have been
Read MoreHome Sweet Parking Lot: Some Hospitals Welcome RV Living for Patients, Families, and Workers
(By Christina Saint Louis for KFF Health News) Jim Weaver has had two major surgeries in the past decade: one
Read MoreMedical Debt Is Making Americans Angry. Doctors and Hospitals Ignore This at Their Peril
(By Noam N. Levey for KFF Health News) For Emily Boller, it was a $5,000 hospital bill for a simple
Read MoreOngoing Challenges with Hospital Price Transparency
(By Justin Lo, Gary Claxton, Emma Wager, Cynthia Cox, and Krutika Amin for Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb 10, 2023)
Read MoreThe Decision of Where to Seek Care Is Complicated by the Multitude of Options
(By Sam Whitehead for Kaiser Health News) One evening in February 2017, Sarah Dudley’s husband, Joseph, started to feel sick.
Read MoreMedicare Fines for High Hospital Readmissions Drop, but Nearly 2,300 Facilities Are Still Penalized
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) The federal government has eased its annual punishments for hospitals with higher-than-expected readmission
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