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Home Health PPS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 28 issued its calendar year (CY) 2026 final rule for the home health (HH) prospective payment system (PPS).
CMS Issues Hospital Outpatient, Ambulatory Surgical Center Final Rule for CY 2026
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Nov. 21 released its calendar year 2026 outpatient prospective payment system and ambulatory surgical center final rule. The rule increases OPPS rates by a net 2.6% in CY 2026 compared to CY 2025.
CMS Releases CY 2026 Home Health PPS Final Rule
The home health prospective payment system final rule for calendar year 2026 will reduce payments by 1.3%, or $220 million relative to CY 2025, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
CMS increases Medicare hospital outpatient department payment rates by 2.6% in CY 2026
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Nov. 21 issued a final rule that, among other provisions, increases Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system rates by a net 2.6% in calendar year 2026 compared to 2025.
AHA Statement on CY 2026 OPPS Final Rule
The AHA is disappointed that CMS has finalized cuts to hospital and health system services, including those in rural and underserved communities. Combined with its continued inadequate market basket updates, the agency is exacerbating the challenging financial pressures under which hospitals are operating to serve their patients and communities.
Aetna Delays, Issues Additional Details on ‘Level of Severity Inpatient Payment’ Policy
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Oct. 31 issued a final rule that updates physician fee schedule (PFS) payments for calendar year (CY) 2026.
University of Utah Addresses Health and Social Needs for its Most Complex Patients
Patients with complex medical and social needs are often challenging to treat in a traditional medical encounter.
Centering Care around “What Matters” to Patients
Marie Cleary-Fishman, Vice President of Clinical Quality speaks with Amy Berman, Senior Program Officer at The John A. Hartford Foundation and Erin Emery-Tiburcio, Associate Professor of Geriatric & Rehabilitation Psychology and Geriatric Medicine at Rush University Medical Center.
Comparison of Care in Hospital Outpatient Departments and Independent Physician Offices 2011-2019
Comparison of care in hospital outpatient departments and independent physician offices: AHA study reveals why actions implemented by the Department of Health and Human Services could threaten access to care.