News & Analysis

October 18, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include notification of a new interest rate for Medicare Overpayments and Underpayments, revisions to the Medicare Claims Processing Manual regarding payment of services furnished by qualified nonphysician anesthetists, a fact sheet for hospitals on the 2018 Medicare EHR Incentive Program payment adjustment, and more!  

October 11, 2017
Medicare Web

At a recent meeting, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) discussed an alternative policy to replace the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) in order to reduce provider burden. MedPAC is an organization which advises CMS on Medicare policy issues.

October 11, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include corrections to the IPPS final rule; corrections to the Skilled Nursing Facilities Prospective Payment System final rule; year 3 baseline data on Medicare payments for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests; and more!

October 4, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include clarification on portable x-ray necessity, recommendations from the hospital outpatient payment advisory panel, an adjustment to the amount in controversy threshold amounts for 2018, and more!

September 26, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include an OPPS update; guidance on coding and billing date of service on professional claims; CMS’ efforts to support Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in the wake of Hurricane Maria; and more!

September 25, 2017
Medicare Web

The fiscal year (FY) 2018 IPPS final rule included updates to payment rates and quality initiatives, as well as an ample amount of code changes and updates to ICD-10-PCS non-operating room (OR) to OR code designations.

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