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CMS Makes Hospital Prices More Transparent and Expands Access to Behavioral Health Care

Final Rule Fills Gaps in Behavioral Health Services Under Medicare to Improve Health Outcomes Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it is expanding access to behavioral health services for people with Medicare through coverage of intensive outpatient services and that Read more about CMS Makes Hospital Prices More Transparent and Expands Access to Behavioral Health Care
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Hospital Price Transparency Fact Sheet

CY 2024 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Policy Changes: Hospital Price Transparency (CMS-1786-FC) Hospital price transparency lays the foundation for a patient-driven health care system by making hospital standard charges information available to the public. It supports Read more about Hospital Price Transparency Fact Sheet
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CMS Finalizes Physician Payment Rule that Advances Health Equity

Final policies will expand behavioral health services, advance the President’s Cancer Moonshot, support family caregivers, and accelerate value-based care Read more about CMS Finalizes Physician Payment Rule that Advances Health Equity
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Calendar Year (CY) 2024 Home Health Prospective Payment System Final Rule (CMS-1780-F)

On November 1, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the calendar year (CY) 2024 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update final rule, which updates Medicare payment policies and rates for Home Health Agencies (HHAs). This rule includes routine updates to Read more about Calendar Year (CY) 2024 Home Health Prospective Payment System Final Rule (CMS-1780-F)
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Biden-Harris Administration Advances Efforts to Improve the Surprise Billing Payment Dispute Process

Today, the Biden-Harris Administration (the Administration), through the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and the Treasury (the Departments), along with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), released a proposed rule on the No Surprises Act’s Federal independent dispute Read more about Biden-Harris Administration Advances Efforts to Improve the Surprise Billing Payment Dispute Process
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No Surprises Act Independent Dispute Resolution Process Proposed Rule Fact Sheet

In the Federal Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) Operations proposed rule released today, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury (the Departments) and the Office of Personnel Management propose certain new requirements for group health plans and health insurance Read more about No Surprises Act Independent Dispute Resolution Process Proposed Rule Fact Sheet