CMS Not Moving Forward With October Update of Hospital Compare
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced it will not update its overall hospital quality star ratings on…
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2017
Changes to 340B Program Reduces Hospital Reimbursement for Pharmaceutical…
Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Calendar Year (CY) 2018 Hospital Outpatient…
Accountable Care Organization Performance Results
2016 was the fifth performance year for the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP). 2016 brought $652 million in savings to…
Insight into 21st Century Cures Implementation
According to a proposal of how 21st Century Cure funds will be used (subject to the congressional appropriations process), FDA…
Senators Blumenthal and Grassley Ask CMS to Continue Funding Open Payments
In a letter to Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Eric D. Hargan, United States Senators…
FDA Provides Guidance on Medical Devices
Recently, the FDA released two final guidances and a new draft guidance to increase the regulatory clarity around medical devices,…
MedPAC Discusses Part D Exceptions and Appeals Process
On October 6, 2017, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) met for its October meeting, where it discussed recent…
CMS Releases Final Rule for Second Year of QPP – Includes PI-QI CME…
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule that makes changes in the second year of…
Sharing Negotiated Discounts Could Save Patients Money
Providing access to discounted medicine prices at the point of sale (i.e., at the pharmacy directly) could save certain…
MedPAC Discusses Next Steps for MIPS
During the October public meeting of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), the Commissioners held a session to…