tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post6976394418223617438..comments2024-03-26T00:25:34.026-04:00Comments on Not Running a Hospital: Wachter and Jha trudge through the CMS readmissions Slough of DespondPaul Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-42791589758877185202015-05-18T07:18:46.290-04:002015-05-18T07:18:46.290-04:00I understand Congressional mandates. That's n...I understand Congressional mandates. That's no excuse, though, for fuzzy program design.Paul Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-43023467133743355192015-05-18T06:41:30.692-04:002015-05-18T06:41:30.692-04:00CMS is merely following the lead of our esteemed C...CMS is merely following the lead of our esteemed Congress in how it conducts its business - respond to lobbyists and media exposure and otherwise just bumble along.<br />Why should we expect anything different from people who are appointed by our political system? Quite frankly, I think they were doing well to even get the readmissions penalties introduced in the first place. I think you are way too hard on them without looking deeper to the root causes.<br />Some people say 'the market' would do better. Balderdash; the profit motive would be even worse.beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13640602293864876951noreply@blogger.com