New Medicare, Medicaid initiative to experiment with ideas
By
Liza Berger
Nov 17, 2010
Let the brewing begin! That’s how I interpreted this week’s launch of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation.
Accountable care brings a bundle of pay concerns
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 20, 2011
If there were any doubt, you can erase it now: If you’re a long-term care provider, you MUST make sure you are ingrained in whatever form accountable care organizations take near you in the future....
Berwick’s remarks offer insight into his healthcare worldview
By
Liza Berger
Nov 19, 2010
Dr. Donald Berwick of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may not have said enough to satisfy some members of the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday, but he arguably presented some pretty defined...
Why the Supreme Court will vote in favor of the Affordable Care Act
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 03, 2012
You may not like — nay, hate — the Affordable Care Act. The U.S. Supreme Court may agree with you. That doesn’t mean the justices will strike it down.
Why SNFs better start talking with the hospital down the street, or risk getting left in the dust
By
Marty Stempniak
Jan 22, 2019
I’ll admit that accountable care organizations are not my favorite topic in the world.