The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania’s opinion in Nazareth Hosp. v. Sebelius, slip op. no. 10-3513 furnished a surprising victory to two providers that challenged the calculation of the...more
4/18/2013
- CMS DSH Medicaid Medicare Patients
The Provider Reimbursement Review Board (PRRB) has issued a decision upholding CMS’s policy of not recognizing pension expenses for purposes of calculating the wage index unless such expenses are liquidated within one year. ...more
4/9/2013
- CMS Pension Expenses Pensions PRRB Wages
CMS has issued a notice that (1) payment adjustments for certain low-volume hospitals and (2) the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program will be extended through federal fiscal year 2013 (FY 2013). The extension of the...more
3/30/2013
- Affordable Care Act CMS Hospitals Medicare
CMS has released its Calendar Year (CY) 2013 Final Rule for practitioners who are paid under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS). CMS anticipates that many non-primary care specialties will see a decrease in payments under the...more
12/4/2012
- CMS Physician Fee Schedule
CMS has released its calendar year 2013 final rule [PDF] for payments to Home Health Agencies. The rule anticipates that payments to home health agencies will remain virtually unchanged next year, with a total reduction of...more
11/14/2012
