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By State: Hospital Quality Bonuses and Penalties

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This chart shows the average effect by state of the value-based purchasing program on hospitals’ Medicare reimbursements per hospital stay for the federal spending year that runs from last October through September 2013.

Seniors Need To Be Tenacious In Appeals To Medicare

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Consumer advocates say that efforts to get Medicare to reverse a decision denying coverage of care are frequently rejected at first, but the chances of success are much better for beneficiaries who keep appealing until they reach the level handled by an administrative law judge.

Huge Experiment Aims To Save On Care For Poorest, Sickest Patients

KFF Health News Original

An effort in California to move Medicaid patients into managed care has national significance as federal officials roll out a similar but larger program for as many as 2 million people who qualify for both Medicaid and Medicare.

Fiscal Cliff: What Is At Stake For Medicare And Medicaid?

KFF Health News Original

Jackie Judd talks to KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey about the budget negotiation scenarios for Medicare, where the “doc fix” fits into the budget picture, and whether Medicaid cuts are possible.