Medicare site's five-star rating system lets you compare nursing homes for safety, ... a facility may be terminated from the Medicare program and forbidden to bill the government for patient care.

The federal government has done little to constrain these Medicare rates. In 2015, the Bipartisan Budget Act (BBA) made a modest alignment of off-campus Medicare HOPD fees with physician fees, but ...

Aiming to help Americans make good choices in selecting a nursing home, the government is releasing new federal data that compare the quality of facilities in their area. The Department of Health ...

By 2030, site-neutrality could eliminate up to $672 billion in national health expenditures while reducing the federal budget deficit by a quarter trillion dollars.

The Medicare.gov site’s free tool that lets you find certified home health agencies in your area. It then lets you compare them by showing you Medicare’s star ratings for quality of care and ...

Many of those online seekers use the Medicare.gov site (30%), and the rest get their information from AARP, television, family or friends, and the radio. Clearly, ...

Medicare’s online searchable Plan Finder on the Medicare.gov site allows you to review Medicare plan options, including Medicare Advantage plans, Medicare Part D plans, and Medigap supplemental ...

An X-ray performed in an HOPD currently costs Medicare approximately $200, while the same procedure in a physician’s office might cost $100. Under site neutrality, it would cost $100 in both places.

This image from a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services web page to obtain COVID-19 nursing home data. ... But consumer advocate Brooks said that information should be on the government website.

Medicare pays hospitals about double what it pays other providers for the same services. The hospital lobby is fighting hard to make sure a switch to "site-neutral payments" doesn't become law.