Sheree Kanner on Medicare

CMS Radiation Oncology Model proposed rule – summary and early insights

Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced new details of a proposed bundled payment model for radiation oncology services (RO Model), which would make fundamental (but temporary) changes to the...more

7/19/2019 / Bundled Payments , Cancer , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Health Care Providers , Health Insurance , Life Sciences , Medicare , Physician Medicare Reimbursements , Proposed Rules , Rulemaking Process

U.S. Supreme Court ruling expands scope of Medicare notice-and-comment requirement

On 3 June 2019 the U.S. Supreme Court held in Azar v. Allina Health Services that Medicare interpretive guidance must go through notice-and-comment if it establishes or changes a substantive legal standard governing payment,...more

6/10/2019 / Administrative Procedure Act , Azar v Allina Health Services , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Hospitals , Low-Income Issues , Medicare , Medicare Advantage , Medicare Part A , Medicare Part C , Notice and Comment , Pay Reductions , Provider Payments , Reaffirmation , Retroactive Application , SCOTUS , Substantive Rule , Vacated

Medicare further expands payment for and coverage of telehealth and similar services

Through several recently published rules, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is making it possible for Medicare beneficiaries to have greater access to health care services provided remotely through telehealth...more

11/8/2018 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Health Care Providers , Health Information Technologies , Medical Reimbursement , Medicare , Medicare Advantage , Physician Fee Schedule , Telehealth , Telemedicine

CMS Proposes Key Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program

On November 16, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule that would revise regulations and clarify requirements for the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit...more

11/28/2017 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Cost-Sharing , Medicare , Medicare Advantage , Medicare Part D , Pharmaceutical Industry , Prescription Drug Coverage , Prescription Drugs , Star Ratings

CMS Releases Major MA/Part D Proposed Rule

CMS released the first major MA/Part D rulemaking in several years, proposing a number of significant changes to the Part D program, including required pass-through of pharmaceutical company rebates to lower patient...more

11/27/2017 / Biologics , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Generic Drugs , Health Insurance , Medicare , Medicare Part D , Pharmacies , Prescription Drug Coverage , Prescription Drugs

CMS request for information presents rare opportunity for medicare stakeholder engagement

On 14 April 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the fiscal year (FY) 2018 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long Term Acute Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective...more

4/24/2017 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Comment Period , Health Care Providers , Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) , Long Term Care Facilities , Medicaid , Medicare , Request For Information , Stakeholder Engagement

Calling for Ideas—CMS Releases Final 2018 Medicare Advantage and Part D Rate Announcement and Call Letter

On 3 April 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D Rate Announcement and Call Letter (Call Letter) for calendar year 2018. The Call Letter is part of...more

4/7/2017 / Call Letter , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Cost-Sharing , Health Care Providers , Medicare , Medicare Advantage , Medicare Part D , Opioid , Physician Medicare Reimbursements , Substance Abuse

Trump Administration Issues Proposed Health Insurance Market Stabilization Rule: Will It Be Enough to Stabilize Exchange...

On 15 February 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) took a step toward addressing concerns about the stability of the individual and small group health insurance markets by proposing a modicum of...more

2/16/2017 / Affordable Care Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Health Insurance , Healthcare Reform , Medicaid , Medicare , Trump Administration

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