We hope that you, like Congress, enjoyed some time off last week and are ready to dive in—for a few days at least. As we previously reminded you, the House is only in session 12 days in July, then away for August recess, and...more
In its final Calendar Year (CY) 2019 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Rule released November 2, 2018 (the Final Rule), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized its proposal to make payments for...more
On Nov. 2, 2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a rule changing reimbursement rates under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) for certain non-excepted hospital off-campus provider-based...more
On July 20 and 21, 2017, respectively, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released a proposed rule addressing changes to the hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (“OPPS Proposed Rule”) and Medicare...more
On November 1, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service (“CMS”) released the pre-publication form of its much-anticipated Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (“OPPS”) CY 2017 final rule with comment period...more
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the long-awaited implementation of the “site-neutrality” provisions of the H.R. 1314 Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (BiBA Section 603) on November 1, 2016. The Final Rule...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the calendar year 2017 final rule implementing changes to the Medicare hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System, or OPPS, including provisions implementing Section...more
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published its 2017 Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) proposed rule on July 14, 2016 (the Proposed Rule). In part, the Proposed Rule addresses CMS’s...more
CMS issued its Outpatient Prospective Payment System (“OPPS”) Proposed Rule for 2017 (the “Proposed Rule”) on July 6, 2016. The Proposed Rule will be published in the Federal Register on July 14, 2016. One highly-anticipated...more
In Depth - Background - On July 6, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the CY 2017 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Proposed Rule, which includes proposed regulations to...more