Katz Brunner Healthcare (KBH) is a managed care consulting and data analysis firm specializing in the unique managed care issues confronted by healthcare providers located in small urban or rural areas. KBH utilizes the extensive experience of its principals in over thirty states, representing hundreds of hospitals and affiliated physician groups, and having worked with almost every major payor in the country.
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Robert King | December 22, 2022 States have been preparing for a while for when they must start redetermining the eligibility of Medicaid recipients. Now, a deadline is in sight: April 1. A must-pass omnibus spending package included a requirement for states to start eligibility redeterminations by April 1. The concrete deadline—combined with a gradual...
Read more >Robert King | November 23, 2022 Nearly 3.4 million people have signed up for 2023 Affordable Care Act insurance coverage since the start of open enrollment on Nov. 1, a record-setting pace that is a 17% boost over last year, new federal data shows. The sign-up data, released Tuesday by the Centers for Medicare &...
Read more >CMS’ 3.8% pay bump for hospital outpatient services is ‘insufficient’ given cost pressures, AHA says

Alan Condon | November 3, 2022 CMS will increase hospital outpatient payment rates by 3.8 percent in 2023, but the American Hospital Association said the adjustment is “insufficient given the extraordinary cost pressures” from labor, supplies, equipment, drugs and other expenses. In its Outpatient Prospective Payment System final rule, released Nov. 1, CMS will increase...
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