News & Analysis

September 30, 2020
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include revisions to the OPPS quarterly update implementation transmittal, slides on Medicare payment for COVID-19 viral testing at skilled nursing facilities, 2021 benefit and cost-sharing information for Medicare Advantage and Part D plans, and more! 

September 30, 2020
News & Insights

Organizations that received Provider Relief Fund payments of more than $10,000 will be required to report information on how PRF payments were used as well as  expenses related to the novel coronavirus that were not reimbursed (COVID-19), according to new HHS guidance.

September 28, 2020
News & Insights

Q: What changes to inpatient dialysis MS-DRGs did CMS finalize in the 2021 Inpatient Prospective Payment System final rule?

September 23, 2020
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include the 2022 Medicare Advantage and Part D Advance Notice, the final report from the Coronavirus Commission on safety and quality in nursing homes, a final rule on new specialty care payment models, and more! 

September 23, 2020
News & Insights

UnitedHealthcare’s (UHC) plan to require in-network, freestanding and outpatient laboratory claims to contain a unique code for most lab testing services is poorly timed and poses significant implementation hurdles, the American Hospital Association (AHA) said.

September 21, 2020
News & Insights

Q: What tasks and policies should be covered in a charge capture audit process?

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