The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS published its proposed physician fee schedule (PFS), which add up to a 1.25% decrease in pay for Medicare physicians for 2024. Physician groups and industry leaders met the news with frustration, with some doubling down on calls to reform the entire payment formula. CMS also posted the...National News
A November Office of Inspector General (OIG) report found that 46 percent of Medicare patients in Long-term-care hospitals (LTCH) experienced some type of harm during care. The OIG examined other post-acute settings such as skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and rehabilitation centers, but LTCHs had the highest overall...
