On Nov. 24, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will publish in the Federal Register the final rule for the Comprehensive Care Joint Replacement (CJR) Program. The CJR Program is a new payment model that requires...more
On July 1, CMS published proposed changes to the so-called “Two-Midnight Rule,” which currently governs when inpatient hospital admissions are entitled to Medicare Part A payment. The proposed changes were announced in a...more
On April 17, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed Substitute Senate Bill 5175 (the “Parity Law”), which expands coverage for telemedicine services paid by health plans in the state of Washington. With the new law, Washington...more
In this increasingly competitive world, providers generally want to be at the top of almost any official ranking. CMS’s recently released list of medical groups and physicians receiving the most Medicare reimbursement dollars...more