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CMS issues APM incentive payment advisory for clinicians
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services July 28 advised clinicians in the Medicare Quality Payment Program w
AHA responds to House request for feedback on stabilizing MACRA programs
Responding this week to House members asking how Congress could improve physician payment under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, the AHA encouraged statutory and regulatory efforts to advance and flexibly implement value-based and alternative payment models.
CMS excludes four physician telehealth services from Medicare after COVID-19 emergency
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a notice correcting technical errors in its final rule updating physician fee schedule payments for calendar year 2021.
AHA seeks speedy Senate approval of Medicare SGR replacement legislation
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., last week vowed quick action on bipartisan legislation to replace the Medicare physician sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula when the Senate reconve
CMS finalizes updates to physician fee schedule for CY 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a final rule updating physician fee schedule rates very slightly in calendar year 2020 — increasing the conversion factor by 5 cents.
MedPAC considers changes to Part D, assessing physician payment
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission yesterday discussed several potential changes to restructure the Part D benefit.
CMS finalizes 2.6% payment increase for hospices in FY 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today issued a final rule to update the payment rates for hospices by 2.6% for fiscal year 2020.
CMS proposes changes to Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for CY 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today issued a proposed rule that would update physician fee schedule rates by 0.14% in calendar year 2020.
AHA reacts to study on prices paid by private health plans to hospitals
A study released last week by Rand on prices paid by private health plans to hospitals “relied on severely limited data and questionable assumptions to draw far-reaching conclusions about the way hospitals are paid for patient care,” writes Aaron Wesolowski, AHA vice president for policy research, analytics and strategy, in an AHA Stat Blog post today.
CMS issues FAQs on 2019 physician fee schedule rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released additional guidance on the physician fee schedule final rule for calendar year 2019.