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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Dave Muoio | February 21, 2024 Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments are being cut by $8 billion annually during the current and next four federal fiscal years under a new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) final rule that aims to reduce overpayments. Finalized Tuesday, the rule (PDF) stems from provisions in the...
Read more >Paige Minemyer | February 16, 2024 The number of balance billing disputes reaching arbitration is far higher than federal projections suggested, according to new data from the Biden administration. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a report this week looking at the number of surprising billing negotiations that reached the independent dispute...
Read more >Dave Muoio | February 14, 2024 As more and more rural hospitals find their operations dropping into the red, the rising enrollment of rural residents in Medicare Advantage plans could pull these providers under, healthcare advisory services firm Chartis warned in a new report. What’s more, this trend could erode the rural health safety net...
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