CMS will continue to provide additional payments to cancer hospitals so that a cancer hospital's payment-to-cost ratio (PCR) after the additional payments is equal to the weighted average PCR for the other OPPS hospitals using the most recently submitted or settled cost report dat...
CMS unveils hospital outpatient charges for first timeThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released hospital outpatient charge data for the first time.Daniel R. VerdonMedical economics
So far, CMS' release of hospital charges has had little to no effect on hospital credit ratings, but it could put downward credit pressure on the industry in the long term as wide range of pricing invites stronger regulation and oversight, according to a report from Moody's Investors ...
Under the Public Health Service Act (PHSA),1hospitals are required to publish “standard charges” for items and services provided by the hospital. In 2018, CMS updated previous guidance implementing this provision to require hospitals to post chargemaster prices online in a machine-readable format...
Medicare Advantage (MA) median payer-specific negotiated charge— CMS is proposing to repeal the requirement it put in place under last year’s rule that requires a hospital to report on its Medicare cost report the median payer-specific negotiated charge that the hospital has negotiated with all...
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and to continue to consider the entire hospital stay as “one comprehensive service for the provision of primary service into which all other services appearing on the claim would be packaged.” The proposed rule would allow for a single payment based on all included charges. Finally, CMS propo...
By the end of 2004, NACPM had de- veloped and adopted a statement of the organization's philosophy, standards, and the scope of practice of a CPM. Although most direct-entry midwives have committed themselves to professionalizing out-of-hospital midwifery in the United States, some others ...
Information regarding the Premium and any portion of the Premium cost a Subscriber must pay can be obtained from the Enrolling Group. UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company ("Company") agrees with the Enrolling Group to provide Coverage for Dental Services to Covered Persons, subject t...