Nov.1, 2011

CMS issues Medicare OPPS Final Rule, including changes to inpatient value-based purchasing program requested by hospitals.

Nov.1, 2011

California Hospital Association files lawsuit to halt Medicaid rate cutes approved by CMS. See CHA summary at http://bit.ly/s0BJOn

Oct.27, 2011

Kaiser Family Foundation 50 State Medicaid survey for 2011-2012 finds that Medicaid officials in virtually every state are enacting a variety of cost cutting measures, while many states are also implementing delivery system reforms to improve efficiency....