News & Analysis

December 12, 2018
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include an FAQ on the new price transparency rule for 2019, an update to the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual to include new payment policies for rural health clinics, a fact sheet on the Value-Based Purchasing Program for FY 2019, and more! 

December 12, 2018
News & Insights

A proposed rule that would expand the use of prior authorization and step therapy for Part D and Medicare Advantage beneficiaries has earned criticism from patient advocacy groups and praise from pharmacy groups.

December 5, 2018
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include a proposed rule regarding changes to the Medicare Advantage program regulations and Prescription Drug Benefit program, a review of hospital wage data to determine vulnerabilities in the hospital wage index system, the Fall 2018 semiannual report to Congress, and more!

December 5, 2018
News & Insights

On December 4, CMS released additional FAQs regarding the 2019 IPPS final rule requirement that hospitals post a list of their standard charges on the internet.

November 28, 2018
HIM Briefings

Use coding guidelines to optimize coder accuracy and productivity and increase the department’s key contribution to cancer research data.

November 28, 2018
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include a proposed decision memo on a national coverage determination (NCD) for vagus nerve stimulation for treatment resistant depression, a new initiative to promote patient safety and quality of care in nursing homes, the implementation of an NCD for implantable cardiac defibrillators, and more!

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