The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the 2018 Medicare: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs Final Rule with comment...more
11/8/2017
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Critical Access Hospitals ,
Drug Pricing ,
Final Rules ,
Hospitals ,
Inpatient Billing ,
Inpatient Quality Reporting ,
Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) ,
Outpatient Quality Reporting ,
Section 340B
On October 14, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule with comment period (Final Rule) implementing the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). The Final Rule...more
10/28/2016
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Healthcare ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization (MACRA) ,
MIPS ,
Physician Medicare Reimbursements ,
Physicians ,
PQRS ,
Quality Payment Program (QPP) ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
Value-Based Payments
DOJ, NY AG REACH SETTLEMENT WITH HOSPITALS IN LANDMARK 60 - DAY RULE CASE -
On August 24, 2016, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and the New York State attorney general announced a $2.95 million...more
9/7/2016
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Affordable Care Act ,
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False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Medicare Part A ,
Medicare Part B ,
Overpayment ,
Overpayment Recovery Time Limits ,
Physician Assistants ,
Settlement ,
Vaccinations
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced it will implement a pre-claim review demonstration for home health services. The three-year demonstration will apply to home health services performed in...more