Reporting Requirements for Provider Relief Fund
On September 19, 2020, HHS released its first guidance document on reporting requirements for recipients of the Provider Relief [...]
Drug Manufacturers May Take Harmful Action: 340B Hospitals
Your 340B savings reduce margins for Big Pharma. Who needs the money more? Five major drug manufacturers have recently [...]
Post-Acute Final Rules
Minimal Change to Most Post-Acute Venues Under CMS FY21 Final Rules During this time of crisis, Medicare has [...]
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule- IDTF Update
The recent proposed updates to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule include proposed clarifications to the IDTF standards. The updated [...]
New MPFS Rule: The Future of Telehealth
CMS is finally giving providers some insight into the future of Public Health Emergency (PHE) Telehealth waivers as they’re [...]
Key Takeaways: CMS’s CY 2021 MPFS Proposed Rule
In addition to the release of the CY 2021 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (“OPPS”) Proposed Rule, CMS also released [...]
Key Takeaways: CMS’s CY 2021 Medicare OPPS Proposed Rule
The proposed rule for the CY 2021 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (“OPPS”) was recently released by CMS. The rule [...]
NGS Prior Authorization Program Recap
National Government Services (NGS) Prior Authorization Program Recap for Certain Hospital Outpatient Department Services Beginning July 1, 2020 [...]
CMS FAQs: Relocating Hospital Outpatient Departments
CMS Released FAQs Clarifying How to Relocate a Hospital Outpatient Department to the Patient’s Home CMS recently published [...]
House Introduces New Bill to Forgive Medicare Provider Loans
On June 22, 2020, a bipartisan group of U.S. Representatives introduced H.R. 7292, possibly signaling some good news for [...]