HHS released a proposed rule on October 27 regarding the federal independent dispute resolution (IDR) process for the No Surprises Act. The rule focuses on early communication between payers and providers, the open negotiation period, batching, eligibility, administrative fee structure, and registration.
CMS recently updated the national payment allowance and provided billing instructions for the new Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, authorized for patients 12 years and older.
CMS recently revised its instructions for new place of service (POS) code 27, which is used to report services provided to unsheltered homeless individuals.
