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

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") recently released three documents addressing payments for biosimilars under Medicare Parts B and D and Medicaid.

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.

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.

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).

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 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.

The Medicare ambulance fee schedule will be increased by a 1.0% inflation adjustment for 2014, CMS announced in a recent transmittal.

The policy is discussed in an educational article entitled "Recovering Overpayments from Providers Who Share Tax Identification Numbers" issued on June 22, 2016.

On October 21, 2015, CMS is hosting a provider call to discuss the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act of 2014.

CMS is hosting Special Open Door Forum calls to solicit feedback on data elements for a new "Suggested Electronic Clinical Template for Home Health."

CMS is hosting an educational call on November 2, 2016 to discuss reporting obligations under the June 23, 2016 Clinical Diagnostic Test Payment System final rule. As previously reported, under the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA),

On February 24, 2014, CMS is hosting a town hall meeting to discuss the future of the Physician Compare website and how to improve the information presented to consumers.

CMS has announced that while it still has no fixed date for releasing finalized Affordable Care Act (ACA) federal upper limits (FUL) for multiple source prescription drugs.

Based on a review of 10 state Medicaid Management Information Systems used to process claims and support program integrity efforts, the GAO has concluded that the effectiveness of these systems is not known.

CMS made $26.2 million in payments to Medicare Advantage organizations for approximately 1,600 unlawfully present beneficiaries from 2010 through 2012.