Hospice Audit Series: Beyond Part D, OIG Scrutinizes the Hospice Industry to the Tune of $6.6 Billion
Kim Brandt on the Latest Washington Healthcare News
Part Two: The MFN Drug Pricing Rule and the Rebate Rule: Where Do We Go From Here?
Part One: Two new Medicare Drug Pricing Rules in One Day: What are the MFN and the Rebate Drug Pricing Rules?
K&L Gates Triage: 340B Update: CMS Finalizes 340B Program Reimbursement Cut on Part B Drugs
K&L Gates Triage: 340B Regulatory Update: CMS Proposal and Draft Executive Order Could Have Big Impact on 340B Program
CMS has published its Calendar Year (CY) 2014 Final Rule for Medicare policy and payment rates for hospital outpatient prospective payment systems (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) services. This final rule with...more
In This Issue: - What Providers Should Know - Requirements for Inpatient Admissions and Payment Under Medicare Part A - New Rules Permitting Re-billing Under Medicare Part B for Denied Admissions - New HAC...more
In Bagnall v. Sebelius, No. 3:11-CV-01703 (D. Conn.), a federal district court in Connecticut recently granted a motion to dismiss the complaint of fourteen Medicare beneficiaries seeking to invalidate an HHS policy allowing...more
CMS issued guidance on September 26, 2013, regarding the implementation of the “Two-Midnight” rule addressed in the August 2013 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule. Under the Two-Midnight rule, patient...more