2023 annual payment updates for physicians, the Medicare shared savings program, and outpatient and home health services have all been published by CMS on October 31, 2022.
A recent audit by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that changes to CMS' system has significantly reduced Medicare overpayments to acute care hospitals for outpatient services. The OIG showed $39.3 million in overpayments had been made, particularly for services provided to...Read More »
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is calling for Humana Inc. to refund $34.4 million in alleged overpayments made to the payer's HumanaChoice Medicare Advantage plan in 2016 and 2017,...Read More »
Recently the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics conducted an occupational employment statistics survey, including results for both registered nurses (RN) and nurse...Read More »
The onset of COVID-19 has brought a host of challenges for hospitals and health systems since March 2020, particularly with pressure on staff and resources. In a report by Kaufman Hall, data shows recent and projected future performance for hospitals through the rest of 2022 will continue to...Read More »
As more and more health systems and hospitals have looked to supplement clinical visits with monitoring and managing care for patients at home, remote patient monitoring (RPM) programs have grown in popularity. Medicare coverage for RPM services was already limited, but...Read More »
Members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) gathered for a presentation by MedPAC senior analyst Rachel Burton, MPP, and discussed a draft chapter from its upcoming March 2023 Report to the Congress that describes Medicare's overall financial situation. The comments made by...Read More »
