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CMS Releases First Ever Hospital Compare Star Ratings

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Comparison Ratings that Help Consumers Compare and Choose Among Hospitals Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for the first time introduced star ratings on Hospital Compare, the agency’s public information website, to make it easier for consumers to choose a hospital and understand the quality of care they deliver. Today’s announcement builds on a larger effort across Continue reading CMS Releases First Ever Hospital Compare Star Ratings→

Number of Uninsured Projected to Decrease, CMS Actuary Reports

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Number of Uninsured Projected to Decrease, Faster Health Expenditure Growth Expected as Coverage Expands and the Economy Improves, CMS Actuary Reports The number of uninsured is expected to decline by nearly half from 45 million in 2012 to 23 million by 2023 as a result of the coverage expansions associated with the Affordable Care Act, according to a report from Continue reading Number of Uninsured Projected to Decrease, CMS Actuary Reports→

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Possible Delay in ICD-10-CM Implementation

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Possible delay in ICD-10 United States House of Representatives passed House Bill 4302. The bill proposes to extend Medicare’s Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) current rate to April 15th, 2015 and would delay other Medicare deadlines. The bill, as currently drafted, would also postpone ICD-10-CM implementation until after Oct. 1, 2015 and restrict the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) from acting without congressional Continue reading Possible Delay in ICD-10-CM Implementation→