Medicare

The voluntary Episode Quality Improvement Program for specialist physicians saved Medicare $20 million in its first year, the Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission announced April 11.
Commenting April 12 on a proposed rule to strengthen oversight of accrediting organizations, AHA told the Centers for Medicare…
This April through June under the Inflation Reduction Act, Medicare will reduce the coinsurance amount for 41 Part B prescription drugs from 20% to somewhere between 3.8% and 19.9%, depending on the drug, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced March 26.
AHA recommendations to CMS regarding protecting critically ill Medicare beneficiaries through reforms to the Long-term Care Hospital PPS High-Cost Outlier Policy.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services expects to launch a voluntary primary care model in January 2025 for low-revenue accountable care organizations that participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission March 15 released its March report to Congress, which includes its recent recommendations for hospital and other Medicare payment systems for fiscal year 2025.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) today released its annual March Report advising Congress on the Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) payment systems. In it, the commission recommended its highest ever Medicare payment update for hospitals and health systems, recognizing the dire…
The House March 6 voted 339-85 to pass a package of six appropriations bills that would fund certain federal agencies through fiscal year 2024 and contains certain health care provisions of interest to hospitals. The Senate is expected to consider the legislation later this week.
AHA Comments on CMS’Medicare Appeals Rights for Patient Status Changes Proposed Rule.