{
  "id": 593666,
  "title": "CMS' mandatory VBC programs brought substantial administrative costs for hospitals: study",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/cms-mandatory-vbc-programs-brought-substantial-administrative-costs",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-11T17:24:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fierce Healthcare",
    "slug": "fierce-healthcare",
    "url": "https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/cms-mandatory-vbc-programs-brought-substantial-administrative-costs-hospitals-study"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Four mandatory value-based payment programs were associated with more than $3 billion in aggregated administrative costs compared to non-participating hospitals, researchers' analysis of Medicare cost reports found.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}