This week’s Medicare updates include a proposed decision memo on a national coverage determination (NCD) for vagus nerve stimulation for treatment resistant depression, a new initiative to promote patient safety and quality of care in nursing homes, the implementation of an NCD for implantable cardiac defibrillators, and more!
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This week in Medicare updates—11/28/2018
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This week’s Medicare updates include a proposed decision memo on a national coverage determination (NCD) for vagus nerve stimulation for treatment resistant depression, a new initiative to promote patient safety and quality of care in nursing homes, the implementation of an NCD for implantable cardiac defibrillators, and more!
Report: Commercial payer hospital price growth lags behind Medicare
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Hospital price growth is falling, according to a November price brief from Altarum. In October, hospital price growth rose by 1.3% compared to October 2017, the lowest annual price growth rate since September 2017.
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