On June 8, 2017, CMS issued a statement announcing a request for information (RFI) seeking recommendations and input from the public “on how to create a more flexible, streamlined approach to the regulatory structure of the...more
On December 21, 2016, the HHS OIG posted a report summarizing its early review of CMS’s management of the implementation of the Quality Payment Program (QPP) and related findings (“Report”). The Report concludes that, while...more
On November 1, 2016 the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island denied a hospital-owned urgent care center’s summary judgment motion, contending that the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act...more
On September 12, 2016, Republican leaders of the House Ways and Means Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee, and Committee on Finance wrote a letter to the acting CMS administrator requesting information regarding CMS’s...more
On July 7, 2016, CMS issued a proposed rule that updates payment policies, payment rates, and quality provisions for services furnished under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) on or after January 1, 2017 (Proposed...more