The Keckley Report

Last week’s headlines were these: ·        Election Day became Election Week: As of this morning, Dems will maintain control of the Senate (50-49 with the December 6 GA run-off pending)…

Last Tuesday, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published its 2023 payment schedule for physicians along with changes in the Medicare shared savings program, outpatient, behavioral and home…

There are 6093 hospitals in the US: most (84%) are community hospitals accounting for 31% of total health spending ($1.27 trillion which does not include the medical practices and insurance…

Last week, Turquoise Health released its first Price Transparency Impact Report which aims to track hospital and health insurer compliance with the Hospital Price Transparency Rule (January 2021) and the…

Mid-mid-term election day is 22 days away. The “official end” of the Covid public health emergency has been delayed to January 11. The Federal Reserve is expected to increase its…

Last week was a bad week for Medicare Advantage plans: ·        Overpayment allegation: Monday, a New York district judge handed down a ruling unfavorable to Anthem related to its defense…

Last Wednesday, the White House hosted the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health in DC—the first since the Nixon administration’s conference in 1969. Noting that food insecurity is…

With 6 weeks to the mid-term election, one thing is certain: healthcare issues will be prominent in campaign rhetoric but the reality is not much will change until after 2024….

For the past 15 years, regulators have tried to reduce spending and improve quality by changing incentives from volume to value. Has it worked? Background: At the Federal level, policymakers…

This week, the celebration of Queen Elizabeth’s life will take center stage leading up to her funeral September 19. The 96-year old’s longevity, the mystique of the monarchy and Britain’s…