Last week, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia denied CMS’s request to remand to the Provider Reimbursement Review Board (PRRB) the claims of several hospitals who sought expedited judicial review...more
Last week, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed and remanded the Medicare appeals backlog case American Hospital Association v. Price to the district court. As previously reported,...more
On July 13, 2017, CMS proposed a rule (Proposed Rule) updating payment policies and rates, as well as the quality provisions, for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS). Among other provisions, the Proposed Rule reduces...more
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On January 23, 2017, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted the Department of Justice, Antitrust Division’s (DOJ) request for an injunction to block Aetna Inc.’s (Aetna) proposed acquisition of...more
On October 3, 2016, OIG released a report monitoring CMS’s progress on preparing for the implementation of the new payment system for clinical laboratory tests. The new payment system was mandated by the Protecting Access to...more