Medicare
This April through June under the Inflation Reduction Act, Medicare will reduce the coinsurance amount for 41 Part B prescription drugs from 20% to somewhere between 3.8% and 19.9%, depending on the drug, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced March 26.
AHA recommendations to CMS regarding protecting critically ill Medicare beneficiaries through reforms to the Long-term Care Hospital PPS High-Cost Outlier Policy.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services expects to launch a voluntary primary care model in January 2025 for low-revenue accountable care organizations that participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission March 15 released its March report to Congress, which includes its recent recommendations for hospital and other Medicare payment systems for fiscal year 2025.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) today released its annual March Report advising Congress on the Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) payment systems. In it, the commission recommended its highest ever Medicare payment update for hospitals and health systems, recognizing the dire…
The House March 6 voted 339-85 to pass a package of six appropriations bills that would fund certain federal agencies through fiscal year 2024 and contains certain health care provisions of interest to hospitals. The Senate is expected to consider the legislation later this week.
AHA Comments on CMS’Medicare Appeals Rights for Patient Status Changes Proposed Rule.
AHA Feb. 26 submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed rule establishing appeals rights for Medicare beneficiaries admitted for an inpatient hospital stay subsequently reclassified to an outpatient stay with observation services.
Physicians and other practitioners who provided evaluation and management (E/M) services via telehealth during the first nine months of the COVID-19 public health emergency generally complied with Medicare requirements, according to a report released recently by the Department of Health and Human…
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