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Are Medicare Advantage star rankings counterproductive?
The Medicare Advantage star rankings system doesn't serve its intended goal of rewarding quality and may even be counterproductive, the American Action Forum said.
Former CMS chiefs want SGR repeal
Four former administrators of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last week all agreed that the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula for physicians is completely broken and needs to be replaced, reported Kaiser Health News .
5 things to like about Meaningful Use Stage 2
When it comes to Stage 2 of Meaningful Use, the divisive, polarized views appear difficult to reconcile; it's hard to believe that in actuality the industry shares a common goal of safer, more...
First innovators win $122.6M CMS awards for workforce, coordination
After receiving more than 3,000 grant applications , the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today announced the first round of Health Care Innovation awards totaling $122.6 million.
CMS delays Sunshine Act data collection
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is delaying a key part of the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, in which the agency won't start collecting data until 2013, CMS announced Thursday.
Capella profits jump with $5.1M CMS settlement
Another Tennessee hospital operator reported millions of dollars in additional Medicare revenue from the industry-wide settlement with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Capella
Vanguard awarded $40.6M in underpayments from CMS settlement
Add Vanguard Health System to the list of Medicare Rural Floor settlement recipients , as the Nashville, Tenn., system saw an additional $40.6 million of Medicare revenue, thanks to payouts from the
CMS gives LifePoint $31M in Medicare payment settlement
LifePoint Hospitals is the latest hospital to report underpayments from the industry-wide settlement with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. LifePoint received an additional $31.3
Community Health Systems get $102M from CMS settlement
The industry-wide settlement with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services gave Community Health Systems (CHS) $102 million in revenue for the first quarter of 2012, the Brentwood,
Providers have mixed feelings on CMS proposed hospital payments
Healthcare providers had a mixed response to Tuesday's proposed rule by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that would increase payment rates to general acute care hospitals by 0.9
