Outpatient Prospective Payment Systems (OPPS)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should withdraw its proposal to reduce Medicare Part B payment for drugs acquired through the 340B Drug Pricing Program, AHA today told the agency in comments on its outpatient prospective payment system proposed rule for calendar year 2018. “CMS…
Submit Comments to CMS on Proposed Cuts to Medicare Part B Payments for 340B Drugs
As urged by the AHA and others, a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services advisory panel today recommended that the agency not finalize for 2018 a proposal that would drastically cut Medicare payments for drugs acquired under the 340B Drug Pricing Program. In July, CMS proposed to pay…
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Medicare Outpatient PPS and ASC Proposed Rule for CY 2018
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Medicare Outpatient PPS and ASC Proposed Rule for CY 2018
On July 13, the CMS released two proposed rules for calendar year 2018: the outpatient prospective payment system /ambulatory surgical center proposed rule and the Medicare physician fee schedule proposed rule.
The AHA July 13 criticized proposed deep cuts to how much the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reimburses hospitals for drugs acquired under the 340B Drug Pricing Program and proposes changes to site-neutral payment policies under Section 603 of the 2015 Bipartisan Budget Act.
On July 13, the CMS released two calendar year 2018 proposed rules: the outpatient prospective payment system/ambulatory surgical center proposed rule and the Medicare physician fee schedule proposed rule.