Congress is moving to address glaring payment issues for the Medicare program; some lawmakers have mobilized by taking aim at the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA).
For years, there has been an ongoing battle between the Medicare program and physicians who bill the program for payment. Too many options...
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) published its annual June Report to Congress, which includes suggestions to unify payment methodologies for post-acute care, address issues within Medicare Advantage, and lower telehealth payments.
The MedPAC recommendations for streamlining payment methodologies for skilled nursing...
Last Monday, a federal judge denied a request from hospitals to halt the site-neutral provisions in the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) for 2020, a rule finalized in September by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Following the original announcement, United States District Court Judge Rosemary Collyer in...
