Hospital stakeholders "immeasurably pleased" with the court's "carefully reasoned decision." HHS says the ruling could harm funding for other vital healthcare programs.
Hospitals are allowed to publish a list of charges that contains UB-04 revenue codes when complying with 2019 IPPS final rule requirements requiring the publication of standard charges, the American Hospital Association (AHA) said in a regulatory advisory bulletin
A proposed rule that would expand the use of prior authorization and step therapy for Part D and Medicare Advantage beneficiaries has earned criticism from patient advocacy groups and praise from pharmacy groups.
NAHRI is currently seeking speakers to present at the 2019 Revenue Integrity Symposium (RIS), to be held October 15–16, 2019, at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida.
Q: Considering the 2019 IPPS final rule requirement that hospitals post a list of their standard charges online, is it your interpretation that the standard chargemaster includes pharmacy and supplies?
CMS recently released the 2019 NCCI Policy Manual for Medicare Services, which includes updates to payment policies and coding methodologies effective January 1.
