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CMS Proposes Increases to Hospice Care Rates for FY 2026

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On April 11, 2025, CMS issued a proposed rule that “would update the hospice wage index, payment rates, and cap amount for FY 2026” as required under the Social Security Act, clarify payment regulations on admission to...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

CMS Hikes Payment for COVID-19 Inpatients Treated With New Drugs, Links it to 20% Bonus

Report on Medicare Compliance 29, no. 39 (November 2, 2020) - CMS said Oct. 28 that Medicare will pay hospitals extra when they treat inpatients with drugs or biologicals approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CMS Proposes New Hospital Reporting Requirements and Signals Major Shift in Hospital Rate-Setting Methods

- Tucked into a massive Medicare payment rule is a proposal to fundamentally change how CMS sets hospital payment rates. - Recognizing that a hospital’s chargemaster rarely reflects true market costs, CMS seeks to use...more

Holland & Knight LLP

CMS Releases the 2019 OPPS and ASC Payment System Final Rule

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• The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the Calendar Year (CY) 2019 Final Rule that updates payment rates and policy changes in the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

CMS Continues Shift toward Value-Based Payments with New Home Health Groupings Model in Proposal - Healthcare Alert

On July 2, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its annual proposed rule outlining both payment and policy changes for home health agencies. In a press release announcing the proposed rule, CMS...more

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Top Takeaways for Medicare Physician and Hospital Payments in 2018

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Nov. 1, 2017, released the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and the Medicare Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System Final Rule for...more

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