February 2016

CMS approves Alabama’s 1115 Medicaid waiver, establishing provider-based Regional Care Organizations and providing time limited incentive payments for quality improvement activities.

February 2016

MACPAC issues congressionally-mandated report on Medicaid DSH, recommends better targeting of funds to hospitals most in need.

January 2016

CMS releases guide to preventing hospital readmissions among racially and ethnically diverse Medicare beneficiaries.