CMS is proposing a 3.4% reduction to the Medicare Part B conversion factor in the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule. The agency is also floating expanded telehealth and dental coverage among numerous other changes.Read More »
CMS is doubling down on price transparency compliance and enforcement, according to the 2024 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) proposed rule. The proposed rule also details major changes to price transparency requirements and behavioral health reimbursement, coverage of dental...Read More »
Hospitals have made significant efforts to comply with price transparency regulations due to increased civil monetary penalties from CMS, according to a recent JAMA Network Open study.Read More »
CMS could pay certain eligible hospitals approximately $9 billion in total as part of its plan to remedy unlawful cuts to the 340B drug discount program between 2018 and 2022, according to a proposed rule. However, the remedy would come at the cost of cuts to non-drug items and services...Read More »
