CMS Issues 2021 Outpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule
​On December 2, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its calendar year (CY) 2021 outpatient prospective...
HHS Publishes COVID-19 Hospital Facility Level Data
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) began publishing COVID-19 hospital facility level data on December 7,...
CMS Expands Hospitals Without Walls Program
​The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded the Hospitals Without Walls program to include Acute Hospital...
Bogus EFT Forms
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Office of Inspector General is currently investigating a fraud scheme...
CMS Releases Report to Congress on State Strategies to Provide Housing Related Supports to...
​In accordance with Section 1017 of the SUPPORT Act, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has compiled...
Fraud Alert: Speaker Programs
This Special Fraud Alert highlights the fraud and abuse risks associated with the offer, payment, solicitation, or receipt of...
CMS Releases Nursing Home COVID-19 Training Data
​The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has recognized 1,092 nursing homes where 50% or more of their...
CMS Retires Original Compare Tools
​The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are replacing the eight original care compare tools including the Nursing...
Medicare Improper Payments Decline by $15 billion
​The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the rate of Fee-For-Service (FFS) Medicare improper payments has...
CMS announces Medicare Coverage for COVID-19 Antibody Treatment
​The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that effective November 10, 2020, Medicare beneficiaries can receive coverage...
