The October 2019 OPPS quarterly update reassigned certain injections from non-payable to separately payable. CMS also revised the status indicators for several recently approved advanced diagnostic laboratory tests (ADLT).
This week’s Medicare updates include information on waivers and extensions for places affected by Hurricane Dorian, the October updates for the OPPS and DMEPOS fee schedule, the implementation on a policy revising requirements for appeals signatures, and more!
House lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill on July 25 to help state, local, and Tribal governments improve their ability to coordinate social determinants of health services for Medicaid recipients.
Perhaps the most momentous Quality Payment Program (QPP) news in the proposed 2020 Medicare physician fee schedule is the Pathways (MVP) version of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) — but that’s not happening until 2021.
