CMS updated guidance for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) to reflect new payment rates, coding changes, and other policy updates in the calendar year 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule.Read More »
CMS recently announced a slew of new ICD-10-PCS codes set to take effect on April 1 for wound management therapies, stem cell introductions, and more.Read More »
CMS recently relaunched the Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER) for short-term acute care hospitals, restoring these facilities’ access to a valuable data tool that assists with claim accuracy.Read More »
CMS is preparing to launch the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Drug Acquisition Cost Survey to collect acquisition costs for certain outpatient drugs and biologicals.Read More »
CMS recently created a new system edit to help reduce improper Medicare payments for outpatient services provided by acute care hospitals to hospice patients.Read More »
CMS moved ahead with significant expansions to its site neutral payment policies, including reductions to payments for certain services at expected off-campus provider based departments (PBD), additional price transparency requirements, changes to its methodology for setting MS-DRG rates, and...Read More »
