Hall Render

AUGUST 1, 2022

The proposed payment policies include an initial monthly facility fee of approximately $268,000 per month, which will adjust in future years based on a market-basket update. Proposed REH Payments. CMS ultimately proposed a monthly facility payment of $268,294 (just over $3.2 5 Percent OPPS Increase. million per year) for 2023.

Hospitals 40

Hospitals Payment Systems Medicare Medicare 40

MedTrainer

JANUARY 12, 2024

MACRA (2015): The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) introduced the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Models (APMs). Compliance now involves reporting quality data and participating in payment models that incentivize better care.

Compliance 52

Compliance HIPAA Telemedicine ACA 52

Hall Render

JUNE 22, 2022

On Friday, June 17, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) posted a pre-publication copy of the Calendar Year (“CY”) 2023 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update (“PPS Rule”). One of the largest changes to home health payment under PDGM was the move to variable LUPA thresholds.

COVID-19 40

COVID-19 Payment Systems Medicare Medicare 40

Drug & Device Law

JULY 31, 2023

We have blogged several times about the somewhat esoteric issue of whether intangible items – chiefly computer software, website algorithms, and other electronic information – is treated as a “product” for purposes of imposing strict liability on their creators. 135 (Winter 2015) (citation and quotation marks omitted). 1145, 1165 n.135

Governance 52

Governance Payment Systems Hospitals Licensing 52