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An investigation by the HHS inspector general says beneficiaries getting the treatments at "critical access" hospitals pay between two and six times more than those at other hospitals.
A consumer reporter shares what she learned when getting ready to join the federal health plan for seniors.
Although fewer patients are now returning to the hospital within a month, the fines reached a record level this year.
Medicare evaluated the readmission rates of the nation's hospitals in determining the third year of penalties in the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program. This table lists the average impact on hospitals in each state.
The methodology behind KHN's analysis of the third year of the Medicare penalty program.
Kaiser Health News consumer columnist gives readers some basic information to help them weigh their Medicare options.
A quarter of the nation's hospitals are exempt from penalties, quality bonuses and other payment reforms.
Some of a hospital's income now depends on keeping patients healthy. Kevin Wiehrs seeks to save hospitals money by keeping former patients out of the hospital.
Among the most significant difference is that patient with their own insurance don't face the same danger of losing nursing home coverage.
Federal actuaries say the economic rebound and increasing number of people with insurance will push up spending.
When Congress created the option for beneficiaries to join the private Medicare Advantage plans, it gave oversight to federal officials, preempting state insurance laws and procedures.
A study of Medicare billing found that many dermatology procedures were done by nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
Letters to the Editor is a regular feature in which readers comment on KHN original stories.
FDA and Medicare officials conduct a parallel review of a new screening test for colorectal cancer and that could bring the test to beneficiaries six months faster.
The study urges changes in federal policies that allow higher payments for sicker patients.
Overhauling financing is seen as key to reforms.
What happens when hospice patients can keep getting life-extending treatment? Palliative care expert Diane Meier discusses the new program.
But the fund that pays disability benefits needs help fast.
The pilot projects underway at hospitals eliminate the requirement that seniors must be admitted for three days before they qualify for nursing home coverage.
Kaiser Health News' consumer columnist Michelle Andrews answers these questions.
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