Summary of Significant Changes to the Medicare Program Integrity Manual Chapter 13 – Local Coverage Determinations
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has revised chapter 13 of the Medicare Program Integrity Manual (PIM). This chapter describes the local coverage determinations (LCD) process.
Newsroom Fact SheetFY 2019 Final Medicare Payment and Quality Reporting Updates for Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities (CMS-1690-F)
On July 31, 2018, CMS issued a rule finalizing updates for fiscal year (FY) 2019 to Medicare payment policies and rates for the Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS) and to the IPF Quality Reporting (IPFQR) Program.
Newsroom Fact SheetCMS proposes Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System changes for 2019 (CMS-1695-P)
On July 25, 2018, CMS proposed changes that would encourage site-neutral payment between sites of services and make healthcare prices more transparent for patients so that they can be more informed about out-of-pocket costs.
Newsroom Fact SheetProposed Fiscal Year 2018 Payment and Policy Changes for Medicare Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (CMS-1671-P), and releases Request for Information
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Final Policy and Payment Changes for the New Medicare Prospective Payment System (PPS) for Federally Qualified Health Centers Beginning October 1, 2014
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a new prospective payment system (PPS) for Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) services under Medicare Part B that could enable FQHCs to receive as much as a 32 percent increase in their Medicare payments for services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries.
Newsroom Fact SheetCMS proposes adoption of updated Life Safety Code
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced a proposed rule on the adoption of updated life safety code (LSC) that CMS would use in its ongoing work to ensure the health and safety of all patients, family and staff in every provider and supplier setting.
Newsroom Fact SheetCMS PROPOSES PAYMENT CHANGES FOR MEDICARE HOME HEALTH AGENCIES FOR 2014
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced proposed changes to the Medicare home health prospective payment system (HH PPS) for calendar year (CY) 2014 that would foster greater efficiency, flexibility, payment accuracy, and improved quality.
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