No matter if you are on the facility or the partner side of Revenue Cycle Management, there is a lot of information, both legal and regulatory, to keep up with to maximize reimbursements. Here are a few things of interest that we are reading right now:
- "Uninsured Adults in States that Did Not Expand Who Would Become Eligible for Medicaid under Expansion" Prior to the ACA, Medicaid was only an option for select populations. But what if the 14 remaining states also adopted ACA Medicaid expansion? The answers surprised us too. Article
- "Data Points: Reducing Readmissions" How are readmissions affecting your Medicare reimbursements? Here is a quick update plus an embedded infographic that provides additional details by state: Article
- "2017 Health Care Cost and Utilization Report" This is a bookmark-worthy report that provides yearly reviews of spending, price and utilization trends for commercially-insured Americans. Also contains lots of tables and an interactive state tool. Article