Medicaid patients, beware! This year, CMS (the centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) made a public statement that physicians, nurse practitioners, clinics and hospital facilities will not be reimbursed any more for treating medical problems, injuries, or readmissions when they should were avoidable. This is in keeping with a section of the Affordable Care Act [...]
Congressional fireworks have been averted while away for the 4th of July holiday. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) just got a new head. Dr. Donald Berwick, a pediatrician and leading promoter of patient safety and quality improvement in healthcare was just appointed to the post of Administrator. Turns out, Dr. Berwick can [...]
As of March 1 of this year, Medicare payments to physicians are being slashed 21%. How physicians can survive on these cuts to their reimbursement and still see Medicare patients (and meet their expenses) has not been addressed. Instead, Congress proposes forming a Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMI) to transition delivery-system changes. The [...]
