The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Sept. 5 published a list of participants for the Transforming Episode Accountability Model. TEAM is a mandatory payment model that will bundle payment to acute care hospitals for five types of surgical episodes. The AHA June 10 urged CMS to make the model voluntary, however the mandatory model was finalized in the CY 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule.

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In this conversation, Southwest Health’s Kevin Carr, M.D., family medicine physician, and Melissa Carr, M.D., OB/GYN, reflect on the joy of practicing medicine…
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The Health Resources and Services Administration announced June 16 that it will award a total of $2.8 million in grants through its Delta Rural Integrated…
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The Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a proposed rule June 12 seeking to codify the…
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The Health Resources and Services Administration is seeking applicants for its Rural Hospital Provider Assistance Program, which provides financial assistance…
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services June 12 issued a final rule revising how the agency conducts oversight of accrediting organizations that…
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The Hospital Insurance Trust Fund has been projected to become insolvent in 2033, according to the Medicare Board of Trustees’ annual report released June 9.…