CMS will allow primary care practices in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) to participate in the Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) initiative. The announcement came in response to stakeholder concerns that a new Medicare primary care payment model could steer physicians away from accountable care organizations. Up to 1,500 eligible primary care practices […]
Note: iProtean, now part of Veralon editorial staff will be on holiday next week, celebrating Memorial Day. Look for the next blog/newsletter June 1. Enjoy the holiday! The uninsured rated dropped from a high of 16.3 percent in 2010, the year the Affordable Care Act was enacted, to 9.1 percent in 2015, according to […]
The financial profiles of US not-for-profit hospitals are stronger than they were three years ago, says Moody’s Investors Service vice president Daniel Steingart. In his summary in Healthcare Quarterly, Steingart notes that “stronger financial footing will undoubtedly help hospitals mitigate the headwinds associated with changing and more stringent reimbursement models.” (“Not-For-Profit Hospitals: Financially Stronger as […]
Moody’s Investors Service reported a continuation of “favorable operating performance” for not-for-profit and public hospitals, citing its preliminary FY 2015 medians. “Strong revenue growth and strengthening profitability margins are due to gains in insurance coverage, volume increases, improved revenue cycle, expense management and the stabilizing of changes implemented by the Affordable Care Act (ACA),” […]
The blog this week is from John Harris, DGA Partners. As health providers adapt to health reform and an increasingly competitive marketplace, strategic responses are starting to come into focus. Some say there will be one successful model, but we are seeing diverse strategies, and the threat of disruption from niche players. Health […]