Several Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) programs aim to transform how health care is delivered by adjusting Medicare inpatient hospital payments through a system of rewards and ...

Hospitals get a 2.4% rate increase for inpatient payments in a proposed rule released on Friday. The increase reflects a projected FY 2027 hospital market basket percentage increase of 3.2%, reduced ...

For 2026, 94 more hospitals received a 5-star rating in the Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Wednesday. In total, 385 hospitals earned ...

Health systems are navigating a continued push toward value-based payment models, with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) accelerating timelines and signaling a broader expansion of ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic, Accountable Care for Population Health, featuring analysis and discussion of how to understand, design, support, and measure ...

Experts highlight that applying value-based payment models to atrial fibrillation care requires flexible, team-based approaches focused on reducing hospitalizations, repeat procedures, and stroke, ...

From improving outcomes for vulnerable, post-acute patients to building collaborative networks using real-time data for measurable impact, it can take several different approaches to deliver quality ...

Penetration of Medicare Shared Savings Program accountable care organizations and Medicare Advantage was not associated with substantive changes in health care use among commercial enrollees.

Oklahoma hospitals are expected to receive significantly less funding through the state Medicaid directed payment program in ...

On April 1, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) launched the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) Program. This program mandates bundled payment reimbursements for ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services July 1 issued its calendar year 2027 proposed rule for the home health prospective payment system. The rule proposes a 2.4% update, which includes a 3.1% ...