Jordan RAU

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Medicare fines for high hospital readmissions drop, but nearly 2,300 facilities are still penalized

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Jordan RAU

“The COVID pandemic did a lot of really unprecedented things to care patterns of hospitals.”

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Under Trump, hospitals face same penalties embraced by Obama

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Jordan RAU

Amid all the turbulence over the future of the Affordable Care Act, one facet continues unchanged: President Trump’s administration is penalizing m...

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Medicare delays plans for new star ratings on hospitals

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Jordan RAU

Bowing to pressure from the hospital industry and Congress, the Obama administration on April 20 delayed releasing its new hospital quality rating mea...

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After 3 years of decline, hospital injury rates plateau, report finds

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Jordan RAU

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Hospital care unaffected by quality payments, GAO finds

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Jordan RAU

Medicare’s quality incentive program for hospitals, which provides bonuses and penalties based on performance, has not led to demonstrated improvement...

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Hospital care unaffected by quality payments, GAO finds

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Jordan RAU

Medicare’s quality incentive program for hospitals, which provides bonuses and penalties based on performance, has not led to demonstrated improvement...

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Poll finds overwhelming support for Medicare coverage of end-of-life talks

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Jordan RAU

In a survey of 1,202 adults by the Kaiser Family Foundation, about 80% supported coverage by the government or insurers for planning discussions about...

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Medicare yet to save money through ACO model

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Jordan RAU

A high-profile Medicare experiment pushing doctors and hospitals to join together to operate more efficiently has yet to save the government money, wi...

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Medicare is stingy in first year of doctor bonuses

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Jordan RAU

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