AHA condemns most favored nation model and asks CMS to withdraw it
In a letter sent to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the American Hospital Association called on Acting Administrator...
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CMS issues changes to Medicare Advantage and Part D meant to improve coverage, access
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a final rule Friday that will require Part D plans to offer...
30 million will be vaccinated in the first phase: Modi in meeting with CMs
India will vaccinate around 300 million people in the "next few months" against the coronavirus, said Prime Minister...
OIG audit: CMS should improve hospital wage index adjustments for rural hospitals
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' hospital wage index system isn't doing enough to support facilities in the bottom...
New interoperability rules address prior authorization inefficiencies, CMS says
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed a new rule that seeks to streamline prior authorizations to lighten...
CMS expanding ambulance program integrity payment model nationally
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Tuesday that it will expand the Medicare Prior Authorization Model for Repetitive,...
CMS rule stipulates hospitals will receive 2.7{f08ff3a0ad7db12f5b424ba38f473ff67b97b420df338baa81683bbacd458fca} pay boost for inpatient Medicare services
On Wednesday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the fiscal year 2021 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System...
CMS updates inpatient rehabilitation facility payments by 2.4{f08ff3a0ad7db12f5b424ba38f473ff67b97b420df338baa81683bbacd458fca} for 2021
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has upped inpatient rehab facilities payments by 2.4{f08ff3a0ad7db12f5b424ba38f473ff67b97b420df338baa81683bbacd458fca}, in 2021, in a final...
CMS proposes telehealth changes under Trump executive order
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has started implementing the proposed rules needed to fulfill President Trump's executive order...
CMS allows for premium reductions for individual and small group markets for remainder of 2020
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced today a policy that allows issuers to temporarily offer premium reductions for...
