AHA says it's concerned about inadequate LTCH payment that has “contributed to declining patient volumes and the closure of ...

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 ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a final rule that would increase Medicare rates by a net 2.3% in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new study published in JAMA Health Forum found that bundled payment programs for outpatient spine surgery significantly reduced healthcare costs and lowered readmission rates among Medicare ...

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 ...