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Hospitals push readmissions fix in lame-duck Congress

Modern Healthcare: Industry lobbyists are putting the pressure on Congress to use the lame duck session to pass a law that would take into consideration the challenges faced by hospitals that predominantly treat low-income patients.America's Essential Hospitals, which represents 275 safety net hospitals around the country has launched a campaign that includes advertisements in CQ Rollcall and Vox.This summer, the House unanimously passed a bill that would require the CMS to account for patient socioeconomic status when calculating readmissions penalties.The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) aims to reduce preventable readmissions by penalizing hospitals with higher-than-average Medicare readmissions.

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