The MCIT/RN Rule was intended to address concerns that delay or uncertainty around Medicare coverage hampered beneficiary access to innovative technologies.

CMS will accept comments on the proposed rule until September 10, 2018.

On April 23, 2015, CMS released its proposed rule to update Medicare prospective payment system (PPS) rates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) for FY 2016, which begins October 1, 2015. CMS estimates that rates would increase by 1.7% overall ($130 million) under the proposed rule compared to FY 2015 levels.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing to rescind the authority of states to make Medicaid payments to a third party on behalf of an individual provider...

CMS has published its proposed rule to update Medicare prospective payment system (PPS) rates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) for FY 2017, which begins October 1, 2016.

CMS published a proposed rule on April 15, 2015 that would modify the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive program.

CMS has released its 2018 Advance Notice and Call Letter, which outline proposed updates to Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D plan reimbursement methodologies and policies.

Recent CMS subregulatory guidance and related announcements regarding ACA insurance coverage and insurance exchange issues include the following.

According to CMS, the RFI is part of the CMS effort to minimize the burdens on eligible providers and HIT developers, while ensuring these products are certified and appropriately tested for effectiveness.

CMS has reopened the Open Payments system after it was taken offline temporarily to "resolve a data integrity issue."

With regard to the IRF Patient and Family Member Experience of Care (PEC) survey, when fully developed, CMS will consider proposing it for adoption as a quality measure under the IRF Quality Reporting Program.

CMS will accept comments on the draft plan through March 1, 2016. Background information is available on the CMS website.

CMS is soliciting public input on the "evolution" of its State Innovation Models Initiative, which was launched in 2013 to accelerate state design and testing of multi-payer payment and delivery models.

CMS is requesting public input on policy options it can consider to accelerate the provision of home and community-based services (HCBS) to Medicaid beneficiaries.

In light of the two federal cases in which injunctions were granted against CMS mandatory vaccination mandates, CMS issued new FAQ's stating that "While CMS remains confident in...

As noted in our recent article "Enforcement of CMS Vaccine Mandate Blocked Nationwide," on November 29 and 30, U.S. District Courts for the Eastern District of Missouri and the Western District of Louisiana...

In order to improve "clinician engagement" and minimize administrative burdens, CMS has announced an 18-month pilot program to reduce medical review audits for participants in selected Advanced Alternative Payment Models, beginning January 1, 2017.

CMS has announced that it will make a series of improvements to the Nursing Home Five Star Quality Rating System.

In 2016, an estimated $41.1 billion in improper Medicare fee-for-services payments were made to providers.

On May 1, 2023, the Biden administration announced that it would be ending all of its various COVID-19 vaccination requirements on May 11, 2023, the same date as the COVID-19 national emergency...