CMS has posted the 2015 update to the Medicare clinical laboratory fee schedule files.

CMS has put on display a final rule that implements reductions to state Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital allotments mandated by the ACA.

On December 23, 2015, CMS released its Draft 2017 Letter to Issuers in the Federally-facilitated Marketplaces, which provides operational and technical guidance to issuers seeking to offer qualified health plans.

CMS has announced its final 2016 Medicare clinical laboratory fee schedule (CLFS) payment determinations for new and reconsidered test codes...

CMS has posted the payment amounts that will apply to Medicare Part B covered drugs for the first quarter of 2016.

CMS has released the average sales price (ASP) files that will be used to pay for Medicare Part B drugs for the third quarter of 2014.

The CMS Survey and Certification Group has released its 2016/2017 Nursing Home Action Plan, which details the agency's strategy for continuing to improve nursing home quality.

On April 28, 2015, CMS is hosting its final call to discuss paper and clinical templates intended to assist physicians and practitioners in documenting patient eligibility for Medicare home health benefits.

CMS has issued updated survey guidance clarifying requirements for hospital maintenance of facilities, supplies, and equipment.

On January 20, 2016, CMS is holding a call on data collection requirements related to global surgical periods as mandated by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA).

CMS is holding two calls in April on the Medicare Shared Savings Program/Accountable Care Organization application process.

Citing an interest in improving its processes and eliminating unnecessary requirements, CMS is hosting July 13, 2018 "Provider Compliance Focus Group" meeting regarding Medicare fee-for-service compliance topics...

CMS has just announced that it is holding a public meeting on July 16, 2015 to discuss Medicare clinical laboratory fee schedule (CLFS) payment for new or substantially revised HCPCS codes for calendar year 2016.

CMS is holding meetings in May and June 2016 to discuss pending applications for new and revised Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes.

CMS has announced that the next meeting date of the Advisory Panel on Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests will be September 12, 2016.

CMS is hosting an October 5, 2018 "Provider Compliance Focus Group" meeting to address several Medicare fee-for-service compliance topics, including the Recovery Audit Contractor ...

CMS has announced an open period for additional organizations to be considered for participation in Model 1 of the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative.

CMS has published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking soliciting comments on the imposition of civil money penalties (CMPs) for failure to comply with Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) reporting requirements for certain group health and non-group health plans arrangements.

On November 19, 2013, CMS published a notice seeking comments on its proposed Quality Rating System framework for rating Qualified Health Plans offered through an ACA Affordable Insurance Exchange.

This week CMS referred major final calendar year 2016 Medicare payment rules to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for regulatory clearance.