Medicare cut payments to 2,583 hospitals Tuesday, continuing the Affordable Care Act’s eight-year campaign to financially pressure hospitals into reducing the number of patients who return for a second stay within a month.
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Readmissions: New Round of Medicare Penalties Hits Hospitals
Posted on 05 October 2019.
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Medicare Trims Payments To 800 Hospitals
Posted on 04 March 2019.
The penalties pit hospitals against one another in a race to prevent the most infections, blood clots, cases of sepsis, bedsores, hip fractures and other complications.
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Medicare Cuts Payments To Nursing Homes Whose Patients Keep Ending Up In Hospital
Posted on 04 December 2018.
Bonuses and penalties are also intended to discourage nursing homes from discharging patients too quickly.
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Trump Relaxes Financial Penalties Against Nursing Homes
Posted on 06 January 2018.
The shift in the Medicare program’s penalty protocols was requested by the nursing home industry.
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How BENES Act Would Help You Avoid Medicare Enrollment Penalties
Posted on 29 October 2017.
For many Americans entering retirement, it comes as an unwelcome surprise: Medicare premiums become much more expensive if you do not sign up on time.
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