Category: Reimbursement, Finance, Business

Value-based care expected to see revenue increases this year, survey finds

Sixty-four percent of healthcare organizations say they expect higher revenue this year from value-based care arrangements as compared to last year, finds a new report from Innovacer and the National Association of Accountable ACOs.

Bill would expand access to digital therapeutics

Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) have reintroduced a bill that would expand access to software-based treatments and create a reimbursement pathway for software that treats medical conditions.

CMS proposing 2.4% increase for hospice care

A proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services seeks to increase the hospice payment rate by 2.4% – an estimated increase of $695 million in payments from fiscal year 2025.

Revenue cycle challenged by low collection rates, high denials

Hospitals and health systems have been challenged by lower collection rates from insured patients and higher initial denial rates, which created financial headwinds in 2024, according to data from Kodiak Solutions.

Compensation for specialties increasing while primary care slows

In AMGA’s newly released 2024 Medical Group Compensation and Productivity Survey, medical groups and healthcare organizations report an increase in compensation of 3.6% for primary care specialties, 5.1% for medical specialties, 5.5% for surgical speci…