Here are 10 issues dealing with Medicare or Medicaid that occurred in the past week, starting with the most recent.
1. From 2009 to 2010, the number of people enrolled in a Medicaid managed care program rose 8 percent, reaching a total of 36.4 million people.
2. The Office of Inspector General released figures on the 10 states with the most Medicaid fraud investigations and convictions.
3. In 2010, about 47 cents of every federal dollar spent went to Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and interest on the federal debt. Under revised baseline simulations from a Government Accountability Office report, spending on those four areas would spike to about 70 cents of every dollar spent by 2040.
4. Executives from Nashville, Tenn.-based Ardent Health Services explained what they have learned so far from CMS' Acute Care Episode demonstration on Medicare bundled payments.
5. CMS announced a final rule on changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs, also known as Medicare Part C and Part D, effective Jan. 1, 2013.
6. Washington State Gov. Chris Gregoire suspended plans to limit Medicaid payments for emergency room visits deemed unnecessary until budget negotiations among state lawmakers come to a close.
7. Healthcare leaders explained seven ways hospitals can break even on Medicare.
8. Federal regulators restored Torrance, Calif.-based County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center's Medicare status after a recent survey demonstrated several deficiencies at the hospital.
9. Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed a controversial bill into law that will change how Florida counties are billed for Medicaid costs.
10. The Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association announced it will not appeal a federal judge's dismissal of its motion to overturn a 5 percent reimbursement cut to hospitals by the state's Medicaid program.
1. From 2009 to 2010, the number of people enrolled in a Medicaid managed care program rose 8 percent, reaching a total of 36.4 million people.
2. The Office of Inspector General released figures on the 10 states with the most Medicaid fraud investigations and convictions.
3. In 2010, about 47 cents of every federal dollar spent went to Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and interest on the federal debt. Under revised baseline simulations from a Government Accountability Office report, spending on those four areas would spike to about 70 cents of every dollar spent by 2040.
4. Executives from Nashville, Tenn.-based Ardent Health Services explained what they have learned so far from CMS' Acute Care Episode demonstration on Medicare bundled payments.
5. CMS announced a final rule on changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs, also known as Medicare Part C and Part D, effective Jan. 1, 2013.
6. Washington State Gov. Chris Gregoire suspended plans to limit Medicaid payments for emergency room visits deemed unnecessary until budget negotiations among state lawmakers come to a close.
7. Healthcare leaders explained seven ways hospitals can break even on Medicare.
8. Federal regulators restored Torrance, Calif.-based County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center's Medicare status after a recent survey demonstrated several deficiencies at the hospital.
9. Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed a controversial bill into law that will change how Florida counties are billed for Medicaid costs.
10. The Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association announced it will not appeal a federal judge's dismissal of its motion to overturn a 5 percent reimbursement cut to hospitals by the state's Medicaid program.
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