by keith | Nov 1, 2017 | DSH, Medicaid, Medicare, News and Updates, Rulemaking
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized regulations requiring states to include Medicare or commercial payments for services provided to dually eligible Medicaid patients when calculating the hospital-specific limit on DSH payments during...
by keith | Jul 20, 2017 | 340B, News and Updates
In its proposed rule implementing changes to the Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System, CMS has proposed to reduce payments to hospitals for separately payable drugs that are eligible for discounts under the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Specifically, CMS would...
by keith | Jul 12, 2017 | DSH, Legislation, Medicaid, News and Updates
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by keith | Jul 11, 2017 | Medicaid, News and Updates, Waivers
CMS has posted on its website a presentation from May 2016 announcing significant changes to its budget neutrality policy for Section 1115 demonstrations. The policy could restrict states’ abilities to continue or newly implement Medicaid provider payment...
by keith | Apr 18, 2017 | Medicare, News and Updates, Rulemaking
On April 28, CMS issued its proposed rule for Medicare’s inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) for federal FY 2018. Among its provisions, CMS announced its proposal to phase in use of Medicare cost report data to determine the allocation of the uncompensated...
