As part of its 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule update, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services reissued its prohibition on certain unit-based rental arrangements with referring physicians.

On August 4, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") posted for inspection the Proposed 2021 Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule...

On December 10, 2013, CMS published its final rule updating Medicare physician fee schedule rates and polices for calendar year 2014, which includes a 20.1% across-the-board cut in PFS rates in 2014.

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the long-awaited implementation of the "site-neutrality" provisions of the H.R. 1314 Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (BiBA Section 603) on November 1, 2016.

The newest version of the "Workers' Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangement (WCMSA) Reference Guide" contains just one change, but this one change was apparently intended to send a strong message

On April 7, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its highly anticipated final National Coverage Determination (NCD) for Aduhelm and other similar therapies in the pipeline for Alzheimer's disease.

On April 30, 2020, CMS issued several new and revised blanket waivers for health care providers retroactively effective March 1, 2020, through the end of the emergency declaration.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its proposed rule to update the Medicare acute inpatient prospective payment system

CMS is required annually to propose updating the payment policies and rates for services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries in hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs) and ASCs.

On October 17, 2023, CMS held their quarterly National Stakeholder Call to provide updates on recent accomplishments and how their initiatives advance...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized Medicare acute inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) and long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment system (PPS) rates and policies for...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the final FY 2015 Medicare skilled nursing facility (SNF) prospective payment system (PPS) rule on August 5, 2014 (Final Rule).

CMS has published its proposed rule to update the Medicare acute hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) and long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment system (PPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2018.

CMS has published its proposed rule to update the Medicare acute hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) and long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment system (PPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2018.

CMS has published its proposed rule to update Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) payment system rates and policies for calendar year (CY) 2018.

On July 10, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule (2025 PFS Proposed Rule), which contains proposals to update PFS...

On November 13, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is publishing its final rule updating the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System rates and policies for calendar year (CY) 2016.

CMS's recently published CY 2026 OPPS Final Rule will affect 340B covered entities in two key ways starting Jan. 1, 2026. First, CMS will conduct a Drug Acquisition Cost Survey to collect NDC-level pricing data...

Today the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the final rule to update the Medicare physician fee schedule (MPFS) for calendar year (CY) 2016.

On April 6, 2026, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) circulated the Announcement of Calendar Year (CY) 2027 Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies...