Review the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Readmissions Reduction Program.

Review the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Readmissions Reduction Program. Research its effect in Arizona. In a 3-4 page paper, discuss the program including its goals and intent, and analyze the most recent data and its effect on readmissions in your state. Analyze the key factors that may have caused the effect, whether positive or negative. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. (2013). Readmissions reduction program (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/AcuteInpatientPPS/Readmissions-Reduction-Program.html

The paper: Must be three to four double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) Must document all sources in APA style Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style