On November 20, 2020 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued two final rules to modernize and clarify the Physician...more
On the heels of the release of its final rule implementing the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its 2017 list of Advanced Alternative Payment...more
On Oct. 14, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule with comment period implementing the bipartisan Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). The nearly 2,400 pages of...more
On November 16, 2015 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the final Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (Final MPFS).1 The Final MPFS addresses changes to the physician fee schedule and related policies,...more
In This Issue: - ACO Eligibility Requirements - Establishing and Maintaining the ACO Participation Agreement - Data Sharing and Assignment of Beneficiaries - Shared Savings and Losses - Waivers of...more
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its Final Rule on the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP). The Final Rule provides additional flexibility to accountable care organizations...more