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Comparing MA plans with fee-for-service quality called 'a hornet's nest'

Commissioners reveal growing unease with MA practices: Not the 'glowing success' everybody says

A Congressional advisory panel expressed deep skepticism Thursday over the proposed federal nursing home staffing mandate and whether it would address ongoing quality concerns in the post-acute care sector.

'I don't think 'site-neutral' is neutral,' one commissioner says

Most nursing homes will find it difficult to comply with the Biden's Administration's stricter staffing requirements, Medicare experts say.

But commissioners express concern about effect of site-neutral payment on rural access

Newly available data analyzed by the Star Tribune reveals how medical insurers and Medicaid pay hospitals for psychoses treatment at a much lower per-day rate than other common physical conditions.

Plus, Temple University landed more than $10 million to help students with physical disabilities, and three other universities and a community foundation received big gifts.

Two proposals discussed at the commission's December meeting would increase physician pay

In this webinar, panelists will explore how value-based care models can serve as the bedrock for equity in the future of healthcare.