CMS: ACA is driving a drop in hospital readmission rates

After holding steady at 19% from 2007 to 2011, the all-cause 30-day hospital readmission rate among Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries fell to 18.5% in 2012, and has continued to fall in 2013, according to an entry posted on The CMS Blog website last week. Preliminary claims data shows the Medicare readmission rate averaged less than 18% through August.

Source: CMS