CMS announced certain public health emergency policies have been enacted in California to assist those affected by the recent wildfires across the state.
In a rare bipartisan effort from Congress, 228 members of the House of Representatives urged CMS to abandon a proposal from the 2018 OPPS proposed rule which would drastically cut payments for hospitals participating in the 340B drug discount program.
In a series of press releases, CMS announced certain public health emergency policies are in effect for the parts of Texas, Louisiana, and Florida hit by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
Two bundled payment programs could be canceled before they begin, and the scope of a third will be significantly limited if a proposed rule released by CMS August 17 is finalized.
In a move that has been anticipated for a few years, CMS issued a proposal in the 2018 OPPS proposed rule to expand packaging policies to include low-level drug administration services.
CMS wants your thoughts on its 2018 OPPS proposed changes. In various places in the proposed rule, CMS specifically asks providers to comment on the proposals. You may submit comments to the agency until September 11, 2017.
CMS released the fiscal year (FY) 2018 IPPS final rule August 2, updating Medicare payment and polices for patients discharged from hospitals from October 1, 2017, to September 30, 2018.
CMS updated its website for the Quality Payment Program recently with new information clarifying which clinicians will have “special status” and may be exempt from submitting data this year.
The release of the Quality Payment Program proposed rule introduced virtual groups as a way to reduce burden on small practices and clinicians. While the MACRA legislation laid out the initial concept of virtual groups, this proposed rule revealed many more details about how virtual groups will function.
CMS has spoken repeatedly of easing the burden for providers this spring, and the agency’s Quality Payment Program (QPP) proposed rule released June 20 attempts to do that for small practices and other clinicians.
