On Oct. 25, 2023, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) issued an unfavorable opinion in response to a manufacturer’s proposal to offer and provide a free compatible...more
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced that it will add roughly 4,100 providers to the 2,400 existing providers testing the possible use of Medicare bundled payment contracts. Providers must...more
On May 8, CMS released a proposed rule in the Federal Register providing for a payment increase of 1.3 percent for fiscal year (FY) 2015. Among other provisions, CMS’s proposed rule offers hospice providers an update on...more