On December 11, 2024, the Ninth Circuit struck down an HHS policy that boosted the wage index, and therefore the Medicare reimbursement rate, for hospitals in low-income communities in Kaweah Delta Health Care District v....more
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/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Hospitals ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Medicare ,
Minimum Wage ,
Reimbursements ,
Summary Judgment ,
Wage and Hour
On November 1, 2024, Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) released a framework titled “Lowering Health Costs for Seniors Framework” (the Framework). The Framework proposes site-neutral payment for services in...more
On September 24, 2024, OIG released a report recommending that CMS exercise additional oversight of remote patient monitoring (RPM) services provided to Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare reimburses RPM for any chronic or acute...more