
What We're Reading: States to Recalibrate Hospital Payments; Mumps Outbreak; Tuberculosis Eradication Plan
Some states are rethinking how to compensate hospitals for services, using Medicare reimbursement rates as a benchmark to control costs for state employee health plans; reported cases of mumps are on the rise at Temple University in Philadelphia; the Lancet Commission outlines a new plan for worldwide tuberculosis eradication.
States Use Medicare Reimbursement Rates as a Benchmark to Redesign How Hospitals Are Compensated for Services
States are making efforts to control the costs of state employee health plans by using Medicare reimbursement rates to redesign how they pay hospitals,
Cases of Mumps Rising at Temple University
Health officials in Philadelphia now believe 74 individuals have contracted mumps at Temple University,
Lancet Commission Unveils Plan to End Tuberculosis
The Lancet Commission on tuberculosis proposed a new set of tactics to eradicate the respiratory disease within a generation,
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