Sep 14, 2020 | Medicaid, News and Updates, Rulemaking
On September 14, 2020, CMS administrator Seema Verma issued a tweet announcing that the agency was withdrawing the Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Rule (MFAR) from the regulatory agenda. The rule was initially released in November 2019 and remains in proposed...
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.
Nov 15, 2019 | News and Updates, Rulemaking
On Friday November 15, the Trump administration released a set of rules aimed at increasing transparency in the hospital and health insurance industries. A proposed rule targeting both exchange and employer-sponsored health plans would require insurers to disclose...
Nov 12, 2019 | Medicaid, News and Updates, Rulemaking
On November 12, 2019, CMS issued a proposed rule that, if finalized, would have a sweeping impact on Medicaid programs across the country. The 222-page “Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation” seeks to implement significant policy changes to some of the key...
Nov 1, 2019 | Medicare, News and Updates, Rulemaking
On November 1, 2019, CMS issued its FY 2019 Outpatient Prospective Payment Systems (OPPS) Final Rule.
Oct 9, 2019 | Executive Action, News and Updates, Rulemaking
On October 9, 2019, President Trump issued an executive order on agency reliance on informal guidance documents. The order seeks to curb what the Administration believes to be a “back-door” practice of regulation that allows agencies to improperly bypass the formal...
