CMS is rescinding audit determinations for off-campus provider-based departments that claimed the mid-build exception under the 21st Century Cures Act,
Less than a year after CMS finalized the three-year phaseout of the inpatient-only (IPO) list to be completed by 2024, the agency is looking to reverse course, according to the 2022 OPPS proposed rule, released Monday, July 19.
Balance billing for emergency services and certain other services will be subject to new limitations, according to an interim final rule with comment period released July 1 by HHS.
Most hospitals are noncompliant with CMS’ Hospital Price Transparency final rule, according to a study published June 14 in JAMA. Out of a random sample of 100 hospitals, 83 were noncompliant with at least one significant requirement.