Saturday, October 31, 2026 - Updated Daily
Saturday, October 31, 2026 - Updated Daily
Medicare post-acute care (PAC) reimbursement is increasingly driven by stricter federal spending controls, closer Medicare Advantage (MA) utilization oversight, and limited rate increases. Current policy priorities center on value-based accountability, shifts to lower-intensity care settings,…
A hospital can fill beds, a skilled nursing facility can maintain census, and a physician group can increase visits while the broader system still produces avoidable cost and uneven outcomes. That is the central tension…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (Innovation Center), formerly known as CMMI and part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) under the US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), has…
A Colorado federal judge last Wednesday certified a class of stockholders in a securities suit against InnovAge (https://www.innovage.com/) alleging the senior health care company made misleading statements in its initial public offering that later caused…
The Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc. (ACHC) has launched two new specialty credentials for organizations providing home care and/or hospice. These programs are in line with the Age-Friendly Health Systems (Care) programs and initiatives…
The mandatory Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) will advance CMS prior work on value-based care models, including bundled care initiatives. The TEAM model (participation) will be mandatory for selected hospitals and participation “optional” for post-acute…
Yesterday, the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living plus the National Assocation of ACOs released a white paper that includes a set of recommendations for CMS, designed to increase the…
I get asked about value-based care a lot. It is a buzzword or term these days, somewhat driven by the rise in Medicare Advantage enrollment. Frankly, it is a bit of a catch-all concept that…
Value-Based Care is kind of a vogue term, one that I encounter quite often. I also have used it when speaking or writing and know most people have no idea what it means or how…
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