On July 27, 2023, CMS issued a final rule (Final Rule) which revises Medicare policies and rates for the Inpatient Psychiatric Facility (IPF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) for the 2024 fiscal year (FY 2024). Among other...more
On Friday of last week, HHS published two long-awaited final rules implementing significant changes to the regulations under the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). The two final rules are: (i) Revisions to the Safe...more
11/30/2020
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n November 1, 2019, CMS posted the final rule establishing the payment rates for the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Payment System for calendar year (CY) 2020...more
11/15/2019
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On October 14, 2016, CMS issued its Final Rule for the new physician payment system under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). MACRA replaced the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) with a new...more
10/25/2016
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On September 8, 2016, CMS issued its Final Rule establishing requirements for hospitals and other providers and suppliers to plan and prepare for natural and man-made disasters. CMS explained that it is adopting the new...more