For most of the past year, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has been examining Medicare Part B payments to hospitals that participate in the 340B drug purchasing discount program in an effort to better align...more
Two recently released reports from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Government Accountability Office, respectively, focus on the impact of prescription drug shortages, their potential causes...more
Through two recently issued regulations, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have announced their intention to reform and improve Medicare policies addressing clinical diagnostic laboratory services. These...more
On November 27, 2013, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services posted the final 2014 Medicare physician fee schedule and, in it, announced plans to change how and how much Medicare pays for clinical diagnostic laboratory...more
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On July 8, 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a pre-publication version of the 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and the 2014 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Notices...more