On August 4, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published proposed changes to enforcement of the hospital price transparency rules that went into effect earlier this year. The proposed changes, part of...more
On Friday, June 11, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the deadlines by when health care providers must use COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund (PRF) payments and submit reports to HHS on use of...more
As part of the FY 2022 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed rule issued on April 27, 2021, CMS intends to repeal a requirement that hospitals report their median payer-specific negotiated charges with Medicare...more
On September 19, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released detailed guidance outlining reporting requirements for health care providers that receive payments from the COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund...more
On June 23, 2020, a federal district court upheld a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regulation that requires hospitals to publicly report information regarding their standard charges, including privately...more
7/20/2020
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On June 9, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced additional payments under the COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund to reimburse providers for health care related expenses and revenue losses attributable...more
On May 1, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced additional payments under the COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund to reimburse providers for health care related expenses and revenue losses attributable...more
5/15/2020
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Rural Health Care Providers