In this episode of Triage, Andrew Ruskin, Darlene Davis, and Gabriel Scott discuss key provisions associated with conversion to CMS’s new rural emergency hospital provider type. They review the purpose of the new provider...more
On 1 November 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the 2023 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System final rule (the OPPS Final...more
On 1 November 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the 2023 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System final rule (the OPPS Final...more
On 6 July 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a rule proposing the Conditions of Participation (CoPs) for Medicare and Medicaid participation of rural emergency hospitals (REHs), to be codified...more
Gabriel Scott and Andrew Ruskin discuss how Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has recently promulgated rules implementing the provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act that affect a very large number of...more
In this week’s episode, Darlene Davis, Andrew Ruskin, and Gabriel Scott discuss notable recent developments for reimbursement under the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (“OPPS”) of drugs purchased under the 340B...more
8/13/2020
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Covered Entities ,
Drug Pricing ,
Hospitals ,
Medical Reimbursement ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Part B ,
Medicare Payment Reform ,
Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Proposed Rules ,
Section 340B ,
Statutory Authority ,
Statutory Interpretation
On March 30, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced an expansion of Accelerated and Advance Payments Program (the “Program”) for providers and suppliers impacted by the COVID-19 public health...more
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), recently announced that it plans to activate systematic validation edits for Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) providers with multiple service locations that...more
8/30/2019
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Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Insurance Claims ,
Medicare ,
Off-Campus Departments ,
Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) ,
PECOS ,
Physicians