CMS Releases Proposed CY 2023 Medicare OPPS and ASC Rule
CMS recently released its Calendar Year (CY) 2023 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center [...]
CMS Proposes Conditions of Participation for New Rural Emergency Hospital Designation
Recently, CMS released a proposed rule outlining the Conditions of Participation (“COPs”) for Rural Emergency Hospitals (“REHs”). CMS is [...]
CMS Seeks to Clarify Critical Access Hospital Location Requirements in Proposed CoPs
A CAH must meet certain criteria for designation. Among the criteria are distance requirements relative to other hospitals or [...]
Supreme Court Rules HHS’s 340B Reimbursement Rates Unlawful
Supreme Court Rules that HHS’s Reimbursement Rates for 340B Covered Entities in 2018 and 2019 are Unlawful – Covered [...]
CMS Provides Guidelines for 2022 MPIP & MIPS Programs
CMS recently hosted webinars to present 2022 guidelines for two of its incentive programs: Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program (MPIP) [...]
CMS Releases the FY 2023 Medicare IPPS and LTACH Proposed Rule
CMS recently released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital (LTACH) [...]
CMS Announces End to Some COVID-19 Emergency Waivers for Nursing Facilities
CMS has implemented a combination of emergency waivers and regulations to provide the necessary flexibilities for nursing home providers [...]
FEMA Announces Final Deadlines for Requesting COVID-19 Public Assistance and Project Applications
FEMA has awarded more than $43 billion in reimbursement to eligible applicants since the start of the pandemic. Providers [...]
An Industry Snapshot: Experts Surveyed Comment on Healthcare in 2022
The results of the latest Advis survey of industry heavyweights is in: American healthcare is both striving and struggling [...]
CMS Expands Window of Telehealth Eligibility
Modifiers for Expanded Mental Health Coverage via Telehealth CMS recently released an MLN Matters article discussing several updates, [...]