The Affordable Care Act enacts a new payment system for private health plans available to Medicar...

October 16th, 2012
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Background In October 2008, CMS discontinued additional payments for certain hospital-acquired c...

October 11th, 2012
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There has been a growing interest over the past several years in the concept of payment bundling,...

October 1st, 2012
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Transitioning to the new coding system is a mammoth undertaking, one that requires not just signi...

March 1st, 2012
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While any restructuring of the payment system will create incentives that alter providers' behavi...

November 3rd, 2011
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CMS issued a final rule with comment period that updates payment policies and rates for physician...

November 1st, 2011
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Payers are considering bundled payments for inpatient surgery, combining provider reimbursements ...

November 1st, 2011
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