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Medicare gives hospitals bonuses and penalties based on how well they performed on 24 quality measures. This chart shows the average effect by state on hospitals' Medicare payments during the second year of the program.
This chart shows the payment adjustments for each hospital and how they compared to the bonuses and penalties from last year.
The hospitals were rated on two-dozen measures, including surveys of patient satisfaction and death rates.
The proposal would keep physician pay at current levels but offer them incentives for quality improvements.
Lawmakers have until Dec. 13 to reach agreement under legislation ending the shutdown of the government and raising the debt ceiling.
Costs, coverage details of different Medicare Advantage or prescription drug plans can vary significantly, so beneficiaries should weigh their options and consider switching plans for a better deal.
Most of these patients have multiple chronic illnesses and all too often they wind up in emergency rooms because they have enormous difficulty navigating the increasingly fragmented, complicated and inflexible health-care system.
The online exchanges that open Oct. 1 are not aimed at Medicare beneficiaries, but the 2010 health law does affect seniors in other ways.
Government actuaries estimate that health care will account for 20 percent of gross domestic product by 2022.
With the Congressional Budget Office projecting a reduced cost for a long-term "doc fix," Congress may seize the opportunity to end the annual adjustments to Medicare reimbursement rates. Mary Agnes Carey and CQ Roll Call's Emily Ethridge discuss.
The group tackles wide-ranging list of concerns, but the lack of a financing plan raises strong objections from some members.
The administration ramps up its message that seniors with Medicare coverage do not need plans from the exchanges.
Administration officials are planning campaign to convince millions of seniors that they don't need to sign up for the online exchanges.
Letters to the Editor is a periodic KHN feature that details readers responses to recent KHN stories.
A Minnesota hospital's care for congestive heart failure patients set the stage for it to become an Accountable Care Organization under the health law.
Penalties will total $227 million, but many hospitals will see their fines go down in October in the second year of the program.
Kaiser Health News' data on hospital readmissions penalties comes from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
This chart lists state averages of readmission rates and the number of hospitals in each state that will be penalized.
The difference between inpatient and observational care status can have a big effect on Medicare beneficiaries -- both in terms of the bills they face and the post-hospital options available to them.
Washington state saves money by ending insurance coverage for medical procedures that are unsafe, unproven or cost too much. Why can't Medicare do the same?
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