By Heather Punke
In the fourth year of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, 2,592 hospitals will face penalties to their Medicare reimbursements for a high number of 30-day readmissions.
Here are 10 things to know about the fines and the program.
1. The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program was created under the Affordable Care Act, which required CMS to reduce payments to hospitals with excess readmissions.
