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CMS Releases Proposed Rule: Medicaid and CHIP Managed Care Access, Finance, and Quality

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The proposed rule would make transparency-related updates to state directed payments (SDPs). It would also require states to submit an annual payment analysis that compares managed care plans’ payment rates for routine...more

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Final Rule for MACRA's Second Year (2018) Expected in November 2017

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On June 20, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule entitled, "Medicare Program; CY 2018 Updates to the Quality Payment Program." CMS proposed changes for the second year (2018) of the...more

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CMS Proposes Rule to Update the Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rates and Discusses Hospice Quality Reporting Requirements

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On April 27, 2017, CMS released a proposed rule (the Proposed Rule) that would update the hospice wage index, payment rates and cap amount for fiscal year (FY) 2018. It also provides an update with respect to quality...more

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Final Rule Implements Quality Payment Program under MACRA

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If you are a physician, mid-level provider, or work with those providers, then you have been bombarded with new acronyms for new programs and promises to remove older acronyms from your Medicare vocabulary. Medicare...more

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CMS Releases MACRA Final Rule, Easing 2017 Reporting Requirements

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On October 14, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final rule for the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). The final rule marks the most significant reform to our...more

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“Pick Your Pace” for MACRA Rollout (But Don’t Be Too Slow)

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CMS Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt recently announced that CMS would provide new physician reporting options for the first year of the MACRA program starting January 1, 2017. In response to concerns about the MACRA...more

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Meaningful Use Stage 3 Final Rule Reduces Provider Burdens

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CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information (ONC) recently released the 752-page final rule for Meaningful Use Stages 2 (MU2) and 3 (MU3). The final rule provides a flexible timeline for providers...more

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