The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have released the Final Rule for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs) on July 23. The new rule updates payment policies, IRF Quality Reporting Program (QRP) requirements for the 2024 fiscal year (FY), and modifies the conditions for Excluded Units. This allows hospitals to open a new IRF unit […]
On April 29, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”), issued the final rule on Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs (the “Final Rule”). CMS promotes the Final Rule as advancing “CMS’ strategic vision of expanding access to affordable health care […]
CMS dramatically increases financial penalties for noncompliance with hospital price transparency rules. On Nov. 2, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the calendar year (CY) 2022 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System final rule, finalizing payment rates and policy changes affecting Medicare services furnished […]



