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Health Coverage Transparency Proposed Rule Would Require Insurers to…
On November 15, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published a proposed rule entitled the Transparency…
Trump Administration Releases Hospital Price Transparency Final Rule
After a brief delay, the Trump administration published the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (“OPPS”) Price…
Analysis of Hospital Chargemasters Shows Hospitals Have Room for…
As part of its cost transparency initiative, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (”CMS”) issued a final rule in 2018…
Physicians Disagree with Judge Who Struck Down Site-Neutral Payments
In September 2019, District of Columbia Federal Judge Rosemary Collyer issued a court ruling that struck down the Trump…
CMS Moves Forward with OPPS, Resulting in 340B Payment Changes
Despite a ruling from a federal judge earlier this year, the United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has…
2020 Physician Fee Schedule Includes Changes to Open Payments and CME…
As we reported in July, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) was proposing changes to the CME industry and Open…
2020 Physician Fee Schedule Organizational Comments around CME, Open…
Later this week or early next Week CMS will issue the 2020 Physician Fee Schedule. We have previously written about the proposed…
CMS Publishes Paperwork, Discharge Planning Final Rules
The Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services (“CMS”) published two final rules intended to reduce provider burdens and improve…
CMS Proposes Changes to Stark and Anti-Kickback Regulations to Promote…
The Trump administration released a pair of long-awaited rules aimed at modernizing and clarifying the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback…
CMS to Update Hospital Star Rating Methodology by 2021
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced that it will use its oft maligned “latent variable” methodology…