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..Because of the prolonged government shutdown, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) may encounter delays in promulgating final payment rules that would otherwise be effective January 1, 2014. ..It is...more
On September 23, CMS published a proposed rule that would establish a prospective payment system (PPS) for federally qualified health center (FQHC) services under Medicare Part B beginning on October 1, 2014. CMS has...more
In the fiscal year 2014 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) rule published in the Federal Register on August 19, 2013, CMS took two steps of note regarding the Medicare disproportionate share hospital (DSH)...more
CMS has released the FY 2011 SSI data for IPPS hospitals, LTCHs, and IRFs. This data will be used to determine the disproportionate share adjustment for hospitals and the low-income payment adjustment for IRFs for cost...more
CMS has released its final federal fiscal year (FFY) 2014 prospective payment system (PPS) rule for inpatient stays in acute care and long-term care hospitals (LTCHs). The rule projects a net increase in operating payments to...more
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule setting forth revisions to payment policies under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and other revisions to Medicare Part B for...more
On June 11, 2013, the D.C. Circuit Court issued the latest ruling relating to the proper calculation of hospitals’ disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payment, leading to potentially lower Medicare reimbursements related to...more
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC) June report to Congress contained several cost-cutting recommendations but one of the more significant ones was its proposal to move “immediately” to “site-neutral payment”...more
The OIG recently issued a report (A-01-12-00507) concerning the potential financial impact to Medicare Part A if CMS established a hospital transfer payment policy for early discharges to hospice care. The OIG explained that...more
On May 2, 2013, CMS released a proposed rule [PDF] for the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for fiscal year (FY) 2014. The proposed rule sets forth Medicare payment policies and rates governing...more
Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis once said that "Sunlight is the best disinfectant." The release of charges billed by some 3,337 Medicare hospitals for 100 of the most common inpatient diagnosis related...more