On July 15, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems Proposed Rule [CMS-1834-P],...more
7/18/2025
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On July 14, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and Other Revisions to Medicare Part B [CMS-13271]...more
7/17/2025
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Updated to include Medicare claims data thru Q4 2024.
What is the cost of a knee implant in the inpatient setting? How much does Medicare pay for different types of cardiac valve procedures? How have Medicare inpatient...more
6/18/2025
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Updated to include Medicare claims data thru Q3 2024. What is the cost of a knee implant in the inpatient setting? How much does Medicare pay for different types of cardiac valve procedures? How have Medicare inpatient...more
4/17/2025
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Site neutral payment proposals are currently a key topic among policymakers. This +Insight explores how Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) site-of-service patterns vary across states and metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs). Our...more