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Senate and House members urge CMS to increase inpatient hospital payment
Changes are sought before CMS releases the IPPS final rule. Susan Morse, Executive Editor – July 27, 2022 Ahead of the…
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Hospitals to receive a proposed 3.2% payment increase in 2023
The Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule is expected to increase hospital payments by $1.6B. April 19, 2022, Susan…
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Recon
CMS grants outpatient facility code for insertion of Stryker’s InSpace subacromial balloon spacer
The new code enables greater access to patients and surgeons in the treatment of massive irreparable rotator cuff tears KALAMAZOO,…
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Hospitals
CMS delays the release of hospital star ratings due to a calculation error
The ratings, which will be released in July, will not impact 2022 payment determinations, CMS says. February 16, 2022 /…
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Hospitals
HHS appeals block on healthcare worker vaccine mandate
The appeal is in response to court rulings saying the federal government overstepped its authority by not seeking Congressional approval.…
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Financial
Feds charge 138 medical professionals with $1.4B in healthcare fraud, including telehealth schemes
by Heather Landi | September 20, 2021 The Department of Justice on Friday announced criminal charges against 42 doctors and nurses and nearly 100…
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Financial
HSS Study Identifies Successes of Value-Based Care Programs
NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Value-based care initiatives can both improve the quality of treatment for patients undergoing orthopedic surgery and…
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COVID-19
CMS to require staff at hospitals and other facilities to get COVID-19 vaccine or risk funding loss
by Robert King | September 9, 2021 The Biden administration is moving to require all Medicare and Medicaid facilities to vaccinate their workforce,…
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Financial
American College of Surgeons wants Congress to intervene in Medicare payments
Physician fee schedule payments fail to keep up with inflation and threaten patient access to critical treatments, ACS says. July…
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Financial
CMS sent out warnings to hospitals failing at price transparency. Some still aren’t sure where they land
by Dave Muoio | May 10, 2021 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has sent its first wave of warning letters out…
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Financial
CMS worked ‘to keep hospital payments as steady as possible’ in inpatient rule
While hospitals must still disclose their negotiated rates with payers, they no longer have to submit cost reports to CMS…
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Hospitals
Healthcare organizations ask HHS to delay quality measure reporting for ACOs
The American Hospital Association and American Medical Association are among the 11 organizations signing the letter. May 4, 2021 /…
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Extremities
Arthroscopy: Medicare Reimbursement Down by Nearly 30%?
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. New work from Mayo Clinic has found that for the 20 most common orthopedic arthroscopic surgical…
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Financial
SANUWAVE Health Reports Increased Reimbursement Payments for UltraMist and dermaPACE in 2021
SUWANEE, GA, Dec. 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire — SANUWAVE Health, Inc. (OTCQB: SNWV), focused on the development and commercialization of a…
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Financial
CMS grants transitional pass-through (TPT) payment for Stryker’s SpineJack® System
KALAMAZOO, Michigan, USA, Dec. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ –The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the SpineJack implantable fracture reduction system…
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