This week’s Medicare updates include an update to the Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System; revisions to the State Operations Manual; information on CMS approval of CHIP provisions to assist with Hurricane Harvey disaster relief; and more!
CMS is thinking about scaling back its Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement model, a program that aimed to reduce costs related to the most common inpatient surgery for Medicare beneficiaries: hip and knee replacements.
This week’s Medicare updates include CMS' response to Hurricane Harvey; the retirement of tobacco cessation counseling coverage; a new OIG Advisory Opinion; and more!
