by Revint Editor | May 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, there has been some relief for disproportionate share hospitals (DSH). This is good news during a very challenging time, compared to the decrease in reimbursements to DSH facilities reported at the start of the year. A report from the... » Read More
by Revint Editor | May 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
The COVID-19 pandemic is fundamentally changing hospital operations and, in many cases, causing substantial operating losses. Changes in payer mix and occupancy levels due to the pandemic can be severe and alter a hospital’s eligibility or non-eligibility for the 340B... » Read More
by Revint Editor | Feb 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
While the government continues to acknowledge that some hospitals serve a significantly disproportionate number of low-income and underinsured patients (“disproportionate share hospitals”), there’s a move to cut back on the federal reimbursements provided in the past.... » Read More
by Revint Editor | Oct 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
The purpose of this communication is to inform you of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) November 2019 audit regarding the Post-Acute-Care Transfer Policy (PACT). As a result of this audit, the OIG found that Medicare overpaid acute-care hospitals $54.4 million for... » Read More
by Revint Editor | Sep 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
One form of alternative payment models (APMs) is known as bundled payments. Bundled payments at hospitals provide incentives for providers to shift over to value-based care, according to designers of the plan working during and after the run-up to the ACA — Affordable... » Read More
