eHealth releases results from a survey of Medicare beneficiaries regarding the program.
Research carried in Health Affairs looks at persistently high-cost Medicare patients.
The American Hospital Association claims hospitals are grossly underpaid by Medicare and Medicaid.
An analysis in the New England Journal of Medicine concludes that physician ACOs, but not hospital-led ones, reduced spending for Medicare.
A MedPAC presentation covers clinician payment trends and analysis.
Here is a shock, a government program, Medicare, that wastes taxpayer dollars by paying more for care in one setting than another, in this case long-term care hospitals.
An analysis in Health Affairs compares hospital, home health and SNF use and variation in Medicare Advantage versus the fee-for-service version.
A new study demonstrates again that Medicare Advantage plans are able to reduce utilization and spending while maintaining or even improving quality.
The Kaiser Family Foundation gives us some basic data on Medicare spending.
The conclusion to a review of MedPAC’s annual report to Congress on Medicare issues.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission issues its annual report to Congress.
The most recent Trustees’ report on the financial status of Medicare suggests again that now is the time to take action to shore up the program’s future.