News & Analysis

August 26, 2020
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include new guidance on elective procedures for end-stage renal disease patients during the public health emergency, new additions to the OIG work plan, updated data on opioid use in Medicare Part D, and more!

August 19, 2020
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include a new payment model from the Innovation Center, a proposed decision memo regarding changes to two NCDs, information on the Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment meeting, and more!

August 12, 2020
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include the 2021 Quality Payment Program proposed rule, new FAQs regarding COVID-19 topics, the October update to the clinical laboratory fee schedule, and more!

August 5, 2020
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include the release of the Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System final rule, new ICD-10-PCS codes for therapeutic COVID-19 treatments, the Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System final rule, and more!

August 4, 2020
News & Insights

Facing the unprecedented COVID-19 public health emergency, CMS released the 2021 OPPS proposed rule later than ever before, with the agency generally reinforcing its recent focus on site-neutral payment policies, lowering reimbursement for drugs purchased under the 340B program, and adding more services to the list of prior authorization. 

July 29, 2020
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include the renewal of the public health emergency for another 90 days, an advisory opinion on charitable organizations resolving medical debt, additional updates to COVID-19 billing FAQs, and more!

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