In lengthy letters to the CMS, the nation's largest hospital associations again expressed concern about what they see as a structural weakness in how the agency determines the effect of documentation ...
Physician Groups Request Elimination of SGR Formula More than 100 medical societies signed a letter to U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Orrin G. Hatch ...
Medicare Advantage plans are paid using a coding formula called a "risk score" that pays higher rates for sicker patients and less for those in good health.(Photo: Shutterstock) Switching seniors to ...