A federal judge rejected CMS’ motion to reconsider or issue a stay on her September order to vacate cuts to reimbursement to grandfathered off-campus provider-based departments.Read More »
CMS’ proposal mandating the disclosure of negotiated charges between hospitals and payers may exceed the agency’s legal authority and would have limited benefit to patients, according to the AHA.Read More »
CMS’ Hospital Outpatient Payment (HOP) panel made numerous recommendations at its annual meeting August 19 for the agency to consider ahead of the release of the 2020 OPPS final rule—with the panel and other stakeholders urging CMS to be more transparent with its responses and release of data.Read More »
CMS released the fiscal year (FY) 2020 IPPS final rule on August 2, increasing inpatient operating payment rates by 3.1%, significantly altering rural health payments, and expediting opportunities to pay for new technologies. Policy updates affect approximately 3,300 acute care hospitals and...Read More »
A U.S. Senate bill aimed at protecting patients from surprise medical bills could also save the federal government about $7.5 billion over the next decade, according the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).Read More »
Officials say the move will result in lower healthcare costs by unleashing competition. Some industry stakeholders are disputing that claim.Read More »
