Reps. Larry Bucshon, MD (R-IN), and Ami Bera, MD (D-CA), have circulated a “Dear Colleague” letter to other members of Congress, asking them to join their letter to congressional leadership urging the establishment of a stable Medicare payment...
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) highlighted several data products the agency released during the month of June: Medicare Advantage Skilled Nursing Facility Utilization Data – New Update The following data products...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reminds health-care professionals seeing individuals affected by wildfire smoke to be alert to the possible adverse effects of smoke exposure, particularly among individuals at higher risk of...
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Value Pathways (MVPs) registration window is open for the 2023 performance year. Individuals, groups, subgroups, and Alternative Payment Model (APM) Entities that wish to report an MVP can register...
Last week, the Centers for Medicare &Medicaid Services (CMS) announced increased transparency of additional nursing home ownership data, including names of affiliated owners for the first time on Nursing Home Care Compare . Aggregate data on the...
A bipartisan group of 60 senators—led by Sens. Brian Schatz (D-HI), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Ben Cardin (D-MD), John Thune (R-SD), Mark Warner (D-VA), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)—has reintroduced the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and...
A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) looked at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Care Compare website and concluded that it could be improved. Care Compare was developed to help consumers select a nursing home...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has opened the Final Score Preview period for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Authorized representatives of practices, virtual groups, and Alternative Payment Model (APM)...
The next Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Programs Bi-Monthly Forum will be held on Tuesday, June 20, from 1:00–2:00 PM ET . The forum will provide important updates relevant to CMS’ Quality Measurement and Value-Based...
Do you bill correctly under the Patient Driven Payment Model ? Your Medicare administrative contractor will review five of your claims. Based on the findings, they’ll teach you how to bill correctly. Respond promptly if they ask you for...
