Hospitals Could Lose $280M for Excess Readmissions
More than 2,200 U.S. hospitals stand to lose a combined $280 million next year because of CMS penalties for excess readmissions, according to a Kaiser Health News analysis. The cuts will come from the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, which was established by the Affordable Care Act and reduces Medicare payments for excess readmissions beginning Oct. 1, 2012.
- "Medicare To Penalize 2,211 Hospitals For Excess Readmissions" (Rau, Kaiser Health News, 8/13).