Bipartisan Bill To get rid of Medicare SGR Formula commended By ACP

Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.) and Rep. Joe Heck (R-Nev.)  have been praised by the American College of Physicians (ACP) for their bipartisan introduction of the Medicare supplement plans Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012. The bill is aimed at eradicating … Continue reading

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Relation Between Hospital Readmission Rates And accessibility Of Care, Socioeconomics

According to research presented at the American Heart Association’s Quality of Care & Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions 2012, disparity in regional hospital readmission rates for heart failure are associated more to the accessibility of health care and socioeconomics than to hospital performance … Continue reading

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