Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the CY 2023 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule, which included an overall cut to the payments rates; however, nursing facility codes valuation was increased. With the...
Following the actions of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing that coverage is available without cost-sharing for the...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will soon issue a Comparative Billing Report (CBR) on Medicare Part B claims for initial nursing facility evaluation and management visits. Use the data-driven report to compare your billing...
Please join the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, and her leadership team on Tuesday, November 1, at 3:00 PM ET for an update on CMS’ recent accomplishments and how its cross-cutting...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded the archive for Doctors and Clinicians (DAC) in the Provider Data Catalog (PDC) on Care Compare. This expansion allows users to access historic Merit-based Incentive Payment System...
Historically provider demographic data have been maintained in the Automated Survey Processing Environment or ASPEN software; however, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be transitioning to use the demographic information...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is increasing scrutiny and oversight over the country’s poorest-performing nursing facilities in an effort to immediately improve the care they deliver. In a series of revisions to the Special...
The Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI Advanced) Model will be extended for two years, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced this week. The BPCI Advanced Model, which launched on October 1, 2018, was set...
The next Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Programs Bi-Monthly Forum will be held on Tuesday, October 18, from 1:00–2:00 PM ET . During this webinar, attendees will learn important updates relevant to CMS’ Quality...
On October 13, 2022, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra officially extended the public health emergency (PHE) for another 90 days to January 11, 2023. The PHE was first declared in January 2020 and has been renewed every 90...
