News
CNN: Money | Doctors going broke
Doctors in America are harboring an embarrassing secret: Many of them are going broke. This quiet reality, which is spreading nationwide, is claiming a wide range of casualties, including family physicians, cardiologists and oncologists.
Market Watch | Hospitals continue downfall on funding woes
Share of hospital companies that could be vulnerable to government funding cuts continued to drop precipitously Wednesday.
National Journal | Cancer Rates Slope Down in U.S.
Death rates from cancer continue a slow but steady march downward in the United States, with a few exceptions, the American Cancer Society reported on Wednesday. The group estimates that the reduction translates to a million lives saved since 1990.
Blogs
Econlog | The Long Run Is Nigh: Drum, Krugman, Disemployment and Obamacare
Back in 2009, before Obamacare became the law of the land, I pointed out its disemployment effects, and criticized Krugman for failing to consider them during a serious recession.
Heritage Foundation | DOJ Could Find ‘Discriminatory’ ID Requirements in Medicaid
Contrary to the Justice Department’s claims, the law is neither discriminatory nor a burden for voters, who can obtain a free ID if they don’t already have one.
Reports
CRS | Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment and Risk Adjustment Data Validation Audits
This report describes how CMS pays providers under Medicare Advantage and how these payments are risk adjusted. In addition, it describes how risk scores for individual Medicare Advantage enrollees are initially generated and change over time, and it discusses how CMS audits risk-adjusted MA payments. It concludes with a short discussion of several concerns raised with risk adjustment and the audit process.
