Co-Location and the Provider-Based Rules – No News is…Good News?
On July 15, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") released the 2023 Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule (“OPPS Proposed...more
9/15/2022
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The end of 2021 brings positive indications of the continued acceptance of telehealth as an important clinical care approach post public health emergency (“PHE”). The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”), like...more
2/22/2022
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A new section of the 21st Century Cures Act provides much-needed relief for hospitals with an off-campus provider-based department (off-campus PBD) that was mid-build or under development as of November 2, 2015 (the Mid-Build...more
2/8/2017
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For relocations that occurred between 11.2.15 and 12.31.16, providers must submit relocation requests by 1.31.2017.
The CY 2017 OPPS Final Rule brought significant changes to the way Medicare reimburses hospitals for...more
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..CMS Finalizes MLR Rule for Plans, Maintaining Application to Part D Sponsors
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..HHS Received More Than 830 Letters of...more
6/11/2013
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