As if 2020 has not been stressful enough, now scammers are using the COVID-19 pandemic to prey on Medicare and Medicaid recipients by promising free care to their patients in order to gain their personal and health information, including their dates of birth, social...
As hospitals face decreasing Medicare reimbursement, enrollment in Affordable Care Act plans continues to rise. As part of the ACA, hospitals face reductions in Medicare reimbursement rates for excessive readmission, non-participation in reporting of quality data, and...
Hospitals across the country, face reductions in disproportionate share payments--commonly called DSH payments--over the course of the Affordable Care Act implementation. Beginning in 1985, COBRA legislation created payments that have compensated hospitals for...
