Medicaid DSH Cuts Delayed Until Nov. 21
The U.S. Senate passed a continuing resolution to provide funding for the federal government for the first few weeks of the 2020 federal fiscal...
CMS Postpones Billing Edit Requiring Exact Matching for OPPS Providers Until April 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has further postponed activating billing edits requiring exact matching for the address on claims data for...
Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings Listening Session
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is hosting a listening session about the Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings system. CMS is inviting...
E-Cigarette Warning
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)  are warning e-cigarette users against using ingredients purchased from unauthorized...
Wage and Occupational Mix Data Revisions Due Sept. 3
Hospitals must request any data revisions by close of business Sept. 3 if changes should be made to their wage or occupational mix data. The...
Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Information Addressed in Proposed Rules
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released two proposed rules last week about the confidentiality of substance use disorder (SUD) patient information....
Rural Health Task Force Comments for Policy Solutions
With response to mounting challenges in access to rural healthcare, the administration, Congress, and other stakeholders have proposed a variety of competing solutions. Yet...
Starting Jan 1 Medicare Claims Must Use MBIs
In 2018 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) removed Social Security number-based Health Insurance Claim Numbers (HICNs) from Medicare cards and is...
Final Rule Released for FY 2020 Long-term Acute-care Hospital Prospective Payment System
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a final rule to update the Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) prospective payment system (PPS) for...
IPPS Final Rule Released for Fiscal Year 2020
On August 2, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final federal fiscal year (FFY) 2020 payment rule for the...
