CMS Reimbursement

Due Thursday

Reimbursement is key to the success of a health care organization.

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

• The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented a new approach to reimbursement in 2011 called value-based purchasing. The goal was to reduce the amount of CMS payments overall and to tie patient satisfaction and quality goals to reimbursement. Do you think this shift in reimbursement strategy been successful? Why or why not?
• Health care organizations must opt in to accept payment from Medicare and Medicaid, and payment from private insurance companies usually requires a negotiated contract that includes reduced reimbursement rates. What type of reimbursement contractual arrangement do you think is the best? Why?
• Use at least two sources, one AI and one non-AI. Make sure that all sources are properly cited in APA format.