In final rule, CMS increases Medicare payments for dialysis facilities to 2.1% for 2024Neumann, Mark E.Nephrology News & Issues
2024, that makes a number of changes to regulations governing the Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). Among other things, the Final Rule gives CMS additional grounds on which to deny PACE organizations’ initial and service area expansion applications, imposes immunization require...
As in other years, new legislation has already been introduced to try and stave off some of the worst short-term effects of next year’s CMS cuts. “Every year we ask Congress for the so-called ‘doc-fix,’” Seto said. “Many years we get half or two-thirds of a loaf. We hope...
“Access to affordable, quality health care options remain a concern across the country and a top priority for CMS,” CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure said in the press release. “This rule includes groundbreaking ways to access health care services - such as add...
Deep Diving into Salient Tax Measures of the Singapore Budget 2025 February 19, 2025 Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Mr. Lawrence Wong delivered the 2024 Budget Statement on 16 February 2024. The Budget, themed building our shared future together, is a budget to keep Singapore competi...
CMS summarizes pertinent information and additional details for healthcare facilities in afact sheetdiscussing the significant provisions of thefinal rule(CMS-1786-FC). Some notable changes in the final rule include: OPPS and ASC Payment for Dental Services.For CY 2024, CMS is finalizing Medicare ...
The CMS final rule requires impacted payers to implement an HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) API to automate the prior authorization process between providers and payers.
2024, CDS/AUC consultation and submission of claims using G-codes and modifiers developed for this program are not required. This program could be resurrected since it was mandated by the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (PAMA), but CMS made no comments in the new rul...
The rule also establishes definitions for private equity firms and real estate investment trusts (REITs), which as of 2022 accounted for a combined 14 percent of SNF ownership. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on Nov. 17, 2023, a final rule requiring skilled nursi...
While these procedures are not related to orthopedic practice, it is important to remain cognizant of changes to the ASC CPL on an ongoing basis, particularly as many of the procedures CMS has sought to incentivize in the outpatient setting are orthopedic...