CMS Finalizes Changes to Empower Patients and Reduce Administrative Burden
Changes in the Inpatient Prospective Payment System and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System final rule will advance price transparency and electronic health records.
Newsroom Press ReleaseFiscal Year (FY) 2019 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System Final Rule (CMS-1694-F)
On August 2, 2018, CMS issued a final rule to help empower patients through better access to hospital price information, improve the use of electronic health records, and make it easier for providers to spend time with their patients.
Newsroom Fact SheetFiscal Year 2019 Medicare Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System Final Rule (CMS-1688-F)
On July 31, 2018, CMS issued a final rule outlining changes on how Medicare pays inpatient rehabilitation facilities to support the Patients over Paperwork Initiative, and to facilitate the use of electronic health records.
Newsroom Fact SheetSpeech: Medicare Remarks by CMS Administrator Seema Verma at the Commonwealth Club of California
I’d like to talk to you about things on which we all agree, like the future of our healthcare system, and Medicare. And if we have time we can touch quickly on world peace before we all leave.
Newsroom Press ReleaseCMS 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 SheetCMS Welcomes New Leadership Team, Makes Additional Staffing Announcement
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced several new additions to the agency’s leadership team, as well as changes to the portfolios of senior staff in the Office of the Administrator.
Newsroom Press ReleaseCMS Proposes Historic Changes to Modernize Medicare and Restore the Doctor-Patient Relationship
Proposed changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program would streamline clinician billing and expand access to high-quality care.
Newsroom Press ReleaseIPF Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Medicare Payment and Quality Reporting Updates for Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Proposed Rule (CMS 1690-P)
On April 27, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a rule proposing updates for fiscal year 2019 to Medicare payment policies and rates for the Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System and the IPF Quality Reporting Program.
Newsroom Fact SheetCMS proposes updates to the wage index and payment rates for the Medicare Hospice Benefit for FY 2019
On April 27, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a proposed rule (CMS-1692-P) that would update fiscal year 2019 Medicare payment rates and the wage index for hospices serving Medicare beneficiaries.
Newsroom Fact SheetMedicare proposes fiscal year 2019 payment & policy changes for skilled nursing facilities
On April 27, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a proposed rule [CMS-1696-P] outlining proposed Fiscal Year 2019 Medicare payment updates and proposed quality program changes for skilled nursing facilities.
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