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Physician groups denounce 4.5% payment cut in final rule
While the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is touting the behavioral health and other benefits of the physician fee schedule final rule released Tuesday, physicians are denouncing its 4.5% payment decrease caused by statutory-mandated cuts.
AHA calls outpatient payment rate in final rule ‘insufficient’ given cost pressures
The American Hospital Association is calling the government’s increase for outpatient care “insufficient” given extraordinary cost pressures.
CMS issues final payment rules for home health, infusion and ESRD
On Monday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the 2023 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update final rule, which updates Medicare payment policies and rates for home health agencies.
CMS also released payments in final rul…
ACA open enrollment kicks off today
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra touted the benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act, passed in August, in getting more people off the rolls of the uninsured and onto coverage through the Affordable Care Act.
HHS celebrated the 10-year…
Final Medicare rule aims to reduce gaps in coverage
A new final rule updates Medicare enrollment and eligibility rules as eligible individuals wade through their options during the open enrollment period.
Centene CEO releases plan for star rating turnaround in Q3 report
Medicare Advantage Star Ratings declined this year as predicted prior to their release on October 6, but Centene said this week that the results were slightly worse than expected.
Medical groups support No Surprises Act lawsuit
Three physician groups are supporting a second lawsuit brought by the Texas Medical Association against the federal departments responsible for the No Surprises Act implementation.
The American Society of Anesthesiologists, the American College of Emer…
Device recall and supply chain issues prompts Philips to announces layoffs
Technology company Philips plans to cut an estimated 5% of its workforce, about 4,000 positions, due to losses caused by the recall of a sleep apnea product and supply chain issues, according to information released by the CEO in third quarter results….
Methodist Dallas Medical Center gunman killed two maternity ward nurses
Dallas police have identified the two healthcare workers who were shot and killed by a gunman at the Methodist Dallas Medical Center on Saturday.
Nestor Hernandez, 30, shot and killed two nurses who reportedly worked in the maternity ward at the hospit…
CMS strengthens oversight of nursing home program
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is increasing scrutiny and oversight over the country’s poorest-performing nursing facilities.
CMS is toughening requirements for completion to the Special Focus Facility Program and increasing enforcement…
