Tag: Insurance: Medicare
Greater Drop in Readmissions With ACA Program Penalties
Greater reductions in readmission rates compared with those at non-penalized hospitals
Bundled Payment Initiative Had No Effect on COPD Readmissions
Multidisciplinary care/transition intervention didn't reduce readmissions or achieve substantial savings
Penalties Under ACA Tied to Drop in Medicare Readmission Rates
More rapid drop in 30-day readmission for myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, pneumonia
Out-of-Pocket Cancer Costs High for Patients With Medicare Only
Without supplemental insurance, out-of-pocket costs average 25 percent of annual earnings
Part D Has Reduced Out-of-Pocket Rx Drug Costs in Diabetes
Decrease in proportion of Part D beneficiaries who experienced coverage gap to 40.9 percent in 2011
Rx Subsidy Ups Persistence to Breast Cancer Hormone Therapy
Greater discontinuation for white, black, and Hispanic patients not receiving subsidies
Variation in Medicare Payments for Peri-Op Complications
Large variation across hospitals for patients rescued from peri-op complications after four procedures
Health Care Reform Tied to Higher Uptake of Mammography
Findings for women participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program
Medicare Spending Up for Decedents Versus Survivors
Average per capita spending for Medicare beneficiaries who died 4-fold higher than survivors
CMS Proposes Changes to Physician Fee Schedule
Substantial improvements proposed for care coordination, planning for primary care physicians
