The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued the federal Fiscal Year 2015 Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule, which contains a proposal to implement new metropolitan areas...more
Through two recently issued regulations, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have announced their intention to reform and improve Medicare policies addressing clinical diagnostic laboratory services. These...more
While the focus over the past 16 days has been on the shuttered government and the prospect of the United States defaulting on its debt obligations, there are subtexts that are relevant to the health care industry. This On...more
On April 10, 2013, President Obama released his budget proposal for fiscal year (FY) 2014 (the Budget). The President reiterated his long-standing goal of reducing the deficit by $4.3 trillion over 10 years and his...more
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The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released both a “ruling” and a proposed rule intended to address growing concern among hospitals about billing Medicare Part B following a medical necessity...more
The U.S. Office of Management and Budget recently announced new Metropolitan Areas based on revised standards and 2010 census data. If adopted by Medicare, which they typically are, these changes would affect many aspects of...more