by keith | Jul 13, 2021 | Medicare, Rulemaking
On July 13, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed physician fee schedule rule for calendar year 2022, which includes provisions extending and expanding certain telehealth flexibilities, delaying the penalty phase of the...
by keith | May 17, 2021 | GME, Medicare, News and Updates
A district court in Washington, DC ruled today that a regulation governing the weighting of fellows for purposes of determining certain hospitals’ Medicare resident caps and graduate medical education (GME) payments is unlawful. Originally issued by the Department of...
by keith | May 11, 2020 | Medicare, News and Updates, Rulemaking
On May 11, CMS released its Proposed Inpatient Prospective Payment Rule for FY 2021. The rule includes revisions to hospital payments and quality reporting requirements.
by keith | Nov 1, 2019 | Medicare, News and Updates, Rulemaking
On November 1, 2019, CMS issued its FY 2019 Outpatient Prospective Payment Systems (OPPS) Final Rule.
by keith | Oct 3, 2019 | Executive Action, Medicare, News and Updates
On October 3, 2019, President Trump issued an executive order requiring the Medicare program to implement more market-based policies—some which were included in his October 2017 executive order—and support the Medicare Advantage program. Specifically, the order calls...
by keith | Sep 18, 2019 | Litigation, Medicare, News and Updates
On September 18, 2019, the D.C. District Court ruled that CMS exceeded its authority when it extended site-neutral payment to certain services in grandfathered clinics. The policy, issued as part of the November 2018 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Final...
