An unintended consequence of reducing Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payments may put significant financial pressure on children’s hospitals, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

How much hospitals can improve their productivity in the next decade may be the key to keeping profit margins positive, according to an analysis from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).

Insurers requesting risk corridor payments to cover losses on the exchanges in 2015 won’t get any money, with CMS saying all the funding available will be put toward the existing shortfall for the 2014 benefit year.

As conglomerate manufacturing company 3M continues to build up its healthcare records and population analytics platforms, it has acquired Semfinder, a Switzerland-based medical coding technology company.

Medicare’s mandatory bundled payment model for knee and hip replacement will penalize hospitals which take care of complex patients, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation.

Medicare costs were lower when beneficiaries received surgeries at hospitals with lower mortality rates and higher patient satisfaction scores, according to a study published in the journal Health Affairs, which may illustrate the importance of post-acute care for bundled payment models.  

The proposed rule to stop reimbursing off-campus facilities at the same rate as outpatient units based within hospitals could lead to facilities violating physician self-referral laws, according to the American Hospital Association.

A new, more discrete hearing aid by Australia-based Cochlear Limited will be hitting the market this fall.