CMS’ proposal mandating the disclosure of negotiated charges between hospitals and payers may exceed the agency’s legal authority and would have...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...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...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...Read More »
Officials say the move will result in lower healthcare costs by unleashing competition. Some industry stakeholders are disputing that claim.Read More »
The CDC has posted the FY 2020 ICD-CM final code changes, and there were no changes to the proposed list of 273 new, 30 revised and 21 invalidated...Read More »
As part of its Patients Over Paperwork initiative, CMS is collecting public input on ways to reduce unnecessary administrative and regulatory...Read More »
