Task force on pain management best practices announced
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced earlier this week the appointment of 28 members to the new Pain Management Best Practices...
CMS provides update and final rule on low-volume payment adjustment
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced an update on the implementation of section 50204 of the Bipartisan Budget Act (BBA) of...
Busy week for CMS rule releases
As referenced in the April 27 Unified Voice, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a series of rules aimed at...
CMS provides clarification on Medicaid work requirements
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma yesterday indicated that the agency could consider states' applications to implement Medicaid work...
CMS encourages eligible suppliers to participate in expanded Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in April expanded the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP), a national performance-based payment model offering a...
Updated: CMS proposes changes to empower patients and reduce administrative burden
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed changes to empower patients through better access to hospital price information, improve patients’ access to...
Senate advances opioid legislation
This week U.S. Senate and House committees are moving forward on legislation to address the nation’s opioid crisis. The Senate Health, Labor, Education and...
CMS proposes changes to empower patients and reduce administrative burden
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed changes to empower patients through better access to hospital price information, improve patients’ access to...
Hospitals can apply for FY 2019 EHR hardship exception
Inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs) that did not achieve meaningful use of electronic health records (EHR) under the...
Farm Bill moves through House Ag Committee
The House Agriculture Committee yesterday passed out of committee the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (H.R.2), critical legislation to address the economic challenges...
