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Hospitals: Audits And Compliance

Hospitals are under intense scrutiny. The federal government knows that one sure way to reduce healthcare costs is to get hospitals to lower their costs. Hospitals feel the pinch given the need to generate revenue but know...more

Court Places Limits on Secretary's "No Reopening" Arguments

CMS has often argued that “base year” determinations cannot be revisited once the three-year reopening period has closed. Now, a recent decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit places those...more

MedPAC Issues FY 2014 Payment Recommendations for Inpatient and Outpatient Hospitals, LTCHs, Hospices and ASCs

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), an independent Congressional agency established to advise Congress on issues affecting the Medicare program, recently voted on FY 2014 payment recommendations for: (1)...more

Supreme Court Opinion in Sebelius v. Auburn Regional Medical Center Rejects a Challenge by Hospitals to Medicare's SSI Fraction...

A unanimous Supreme Court has issued its opinion in Sebelius v. Auburn Regional Medical Center, No. 11-1231 (Jan. 22, 2013), rejecting a challenge by hospitals to Medicare's Supplemental Security Income ("SSI") fraction...more