Tag: Payment

Policy and Politics - Federal

2013 Medicare, Fiscal Cliff, Policy Outlook and More

Happy New Year! Now that I’m back in the saddle, so to speak, and semi-organized after a holiday break and vacation the time has come to take a look at where health care is and…

Policy and Politics - Federal

Healthcare Polar Express

With the Holidays fast approaching and me, heading into a break and a brief vacation, the time is right to recap the current health policy landscape. As the title states, now it seems as if…

Hospice

False Claims Act: Providers Beware

Lately I have fielded a growing number of questions regarding various applications/uses of the False Claims Act and Medicare billing inquiries. What is disconcerting about these inquiries is their source; too many from providers or…

Policy and Politics - Federal

Policy News: A Black Friday Edition

Full of turkey and the trimmings and avoiding any retail outlets, Black Friday seems perfect for a quick synopsis of what is happening with health policy. Fortunately, I’ve maintained a good inventory of “stuff” (not…

Policy and Politics - Federal

Health Policy News: Too Good to be Quieted by Election Coverage

With all of the election news blaring (thank goodness the end is soon here), some important health policy issues have been somewhat lost in the milieu. Below is a quick summary of what has caught…

Policy and Politics - Federal

First Glimpse at ACO Results

A cornerstone of health policy arising from health care reform is the formation of Accountable Care Organizations. The premise is that an organizational structure focused on improving patient care and satisfaction, in a coordinated fashion,…

Policy and Politics - Federal

Presidential Debates and the Core of Health Policy

Tonight marks Round 1 in the three-part series of presidential debates. Why Round 1 is interesting, aside from the political points and positioning each side craves (in his favor) is that this round is supposedly…

Hospice

Catching Up, Part II: Home Health and Hospice

As the week concluded (sort of), I’m about half-way back in terms of cutting through the stacks of research and notes that I compiled through August and into early September. While time away from work…

Policy and Politics - Federal

Catching Up Part I: Politics, Observation Stays, and Medicaid

Off the golf course (reluctantly) and back to work. Last week was full of catching up and revisiting issues and reports. As promised before I went temporarily AWOL, here’s Part I of at least two…

Home Health

What’sTrending: A Tad Late

Travel last week took me off schedule a tad so this post, normally scheduled for last Friday, didn’t make it on-line until Monday. Below is the list of what I am trending (watching) followed by…

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Healthcare executive, consultant, and author covering post-acute care, senior living, and the economics behind both - for 30+ years.

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