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In 2012, Medicare was rocked by allegations hospitals were systematically overcharging the government program by misusing electronic medical records. A study published Tuesday disputes that.
The 1 percent cut in payments is the latest effort by the federal government to improve hospital care.
Out of all 761 hospitals that are in line to be penalized for high rates of infections and complications this fall, 175 of them are most likely to be penalized because their preliminary scores are nine or above on a scale of 1 to 10.
KHN's consumer columnist answers inquiries from readers.
One of the toughest money decisions Americans face as they age is whether to buy long-term care insurance.
An analysis of newly available data may reveal fraud. But experts caution that the raw data alone could also make physicians who are doing nothing wrong look bad.
That question was the focus of a House subcommittee hearing Wednesday, and it's an important issue in the context of the debate over ending the Medicare SGR. Mary Agnes Carey and CQ HealthBeat's John Reichard discuss.
Billing data show that some doctors charge the government much more than their peers in the same specialty by deeming almost all office visits "complex."
A congressional panel has held its first hearing on a controversial rule that governs the admission status of Medicare patients.
Millions of baby boomers have hepatitis-C, and as they age into Medicare, the problem is how to pay for a $100,000+ treatment.
Readmissions and patient injuries decrease as new government programs take effect.
But an influential panel of experts says there isn't enough evidence to recommend screening tests for the public.
Studies have found that the government often pays insurance plans and hospice organizations for the same prescriptions, so Medicare is directing insurers to confirm that prescriptions are not covered by hospice before paying for them.
But insurers still contest the claim that rates will rise slightly after arriving at their own calculations of the originally proposed cuts.
In high-visibility ad campaigns, insurers maintain that reduced payment rates, which are expected to be announced Monday, will do real harm. What should beneficiaries expect?
One Boston hospital uses a Medicare fine, soul searching, and a plan for follow-up to reduce its alarming readmissions rate.
In a voice vote Thursday, the House passed yet another short-term patch to the Medicare physician payment formula. Mary Agnes Carey and CQ Roll Call's Emily Ethridge discuss what that means for the effort to make long-term changes to how providers are paid.
The proposals by federal officials come in response to UnitedHealthcare's efforts to cancel contracts with thousands of doctors in 10 states just weeks before seniors had to enroll in plans.
The House this week held a hearing on payment shifts in Medicare Advantage plans and has scheduled a vote Friday on a proposal to revamp the system for paying doctors. KHN's Mary Agnes Carey and Politico Pro's Jennifer Haberkorn discuss the issues.
Officials at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are proposing to remove some drugs from Medicare's prescription drug plans and limit how many plans insurers can offer. KHN's Mary Agnes Carey and CQ Roll Call's Emily Ethridge discuss.
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