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What Does Tax Reform Portend for Hospitals?
Although the final form of the tax bills in Congress has not been determined, it appears that discussion is progressing quickly. As it stands now, the final tax bill could…
Final OPPS Rule Has Significant Financial Impact on Hospitals
CMS’s final rule for the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) will increase overall 2018 hospital OPPS payment rates by 1.35 percent, according to a CMS fact sheet. However, hospitals…
Provider Hiring Cutbacks May Signal Response to Repeal and Replace
Provider hiring dipped in January, fueling speculation that “repeal and replace” efforts will affect hospitals’ and physicians’ financial health. The totals for January, reported by the Healthcare Financial Management…
Proposed Rules on APMs Generate Concern from Policy Analysts
Physicians participating in many existing alternative payment models (APMs)—including most Medicare accountable care organizations (ACOs)—will not qualify to receive future Medicare pay increases under proposed rules issued by CMS last…
Jennings, Grauman Explain Bundled Payments
We recently interviewed Marian Jennings and Dan Grauman on bundled payments. What follows are excerpts from those interviews. Dan Grauman: A bundled payment is a new payment mechanism called…