These Council reports have addressed hospital consolidation, the site-of-service differential, and sole community hospitals.
2025
- Payment Models to Sustain Rural Hospitals (PDF) CMS Report 3-I-25
- Regulation of Corporate Investment in the Health Care Sector (PDF) CMS Report 3-A-25
2024
- Nonprofit Hospital Charity Care Policies (PDF) CMS Report 1-I-24
2023
- Physician-Owned Hospitals (PDF) CMS Report 4-I-23
- Rural Hospital Payment Models (PDF) CMS Report 6-I-23
- Impact of Integration and Consolidation on Patients and Physicians (PDF) CMS Report 08-A-23. Read the issue brief for this report: Hospital consolidation (PDF).
2022
- Incentives to Encourage Efficient Use of Emergency Departments (PDF) CMS Report 01-I-22
- Health System Consolidation (PDF) CMS report 03-I-22
2021
- Financing of Home and Community-Based Services (PDF) CMS Report 4-N-21
- Continuity of Care for Patients Discharged (PDF) CMS Report 02-JUN-21
- Medical Center Patient Transfer Policies (PDF) CMS Report 05-JUN-21
- Rural Hospitals (PDF) CMS Report 09-JUN-21. Read the issue brief for this report: Rural Hospitals (PDF).
2020
- Economic Discrimination in the Hospital Practice Setting (PDF) CMS Report 4-November 2020
2019
- Hospital Consolidation (PDF) CMS report 7-A-19
2018
- The Site-of-service Differential (PDF) CMS report 4-I-18. Read the issue brief for this report: Pay Variations Across Outpatient Sites of Service (PDF).
- Addressing the Site-of-service Differential (PDF) CMS report 8-A-18
2017
- Hospital Consolidation (PDF) CMS report 5-A-17
- Hospital Surveys and Health Care Disparities (PDF) CMS report 2-I-17
2016
- Physician Communication and Care Coordination During Patient Hospitalizations (PDF) CMS report 6-A-16. Read the issue brief for this report: Improving Physician Communication During Patient Hospitalizations (PDF).
- Hospital Discharge Communications (PDF) CMS report 7-I-16. Read the issue brief for this report: Improving Physician Communication During Patient Hospitalizations (PDF).
2015
- Physician Payment by Medicare (PDF) CMS report 2-A-15
- Economic Viability of Rural Sole Community Hospitals (PDF) CMS report 3-A-15
- Hospital Incentives for Admission, Testing and Procedures (PDF) CMS report 5-A-15
2014
- Medicare Update Formulas Across Outpatient Sites of Service (PDF) CMS report 3-A-14. Read the issue brief for this report: Pay Variations Across Outpatient Sites of Service (PDF).
- Analysis of Place-of-service Code for Observation Services (PDF) CMS report 4-A-14
- Hospital Admissions and Patient Management Contractors (PDF) CMS report 1-I-14
2013
- Payment Variations Across Outpatient Sites of Service (PDF) CMS report 3-A-13. Read the issue brief for this report: Pay Variations Across Outpatient Sites of Service (PDF).
- Integrated Electronic Patient Care Reports for Prehospital Providers (PDF) CMS report 4-I-13
- The Corporate Practice of Medicine (PDF) CMS report 6-I-13
2011
- Medicaid Coverage of Adults in Psychiatric Hospitals (PDF) CMS report 3-A-11
- Interpreter Services and Payment Responsibilities (PDF) CMS report 5-A-11
- Denial of Payment Based on Volume of Procedures Performed (PDF) CMS report 6-A-11
2010
- Physician Employment Arrangements (PDF) CMS report 3-I-10
2009
- Emergency Department Boarding and Crowding (PDF) CMS report 3-A-09
- Appropriate Hospital Charges (PDF) CMS report 4-A-09
- Emergency Room Contracts and Hospital Privileges (PDF) CMS report 1-I-09
2008
- Access to Psychiatric Beds and Impact on Emergency Medicine (PDF) CMS report 2-A-08
Additional information
Access all council reports prior to 2007 or learn more about the Council on Medical Service.
