Responding to Objections from Members of Congress and Hospital Industry, CMS Delays Public Release of Its New 5-Star Overall Rating System for Hospitals

Critics of public reporting of provider quality ratings trot out the argument that measures may not be accurate and not all patients are able to use such quality data to make smart decisions about their choice of a hospital Federal lawmakers are pressuring Medicare officials to delay the public release of its new hospital star […]
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