Tag: CMS rules

Healthcare Tech Company Launches Online Price Transparency Tool

Through the online price transparency tool, users can view hospital service prices and assess machine-readable file completeness. A healthcare technology company has launched an online price transparency tool that allows consumers to compare hospital costs before seeking care. Turquoise Health’s Price Transparency Scorecard lets consumers find prices by searching for specific services or providers. The […]
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CMS COVID-19 Vaccination Rule

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid to Enforce Its COVID-19 Vaccination Rule, Sets New Deadlines

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will enforce its COVID-19 vaccination requirement in 25 states, the District of Columbia, and other territories, according to an update released on December 28, 2021. CMS is enjoined from enforcing its COVID-19 vaccination rule in the other 25 states, which are involved in a case challenging its […]
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The CMS Vaccination Mandate Rule Blocked

If you’re leaning toward pausing your vaccination requirement process, be ready to crank it back up on a dime, legal experts stress. After the Biden administration issued two COVID-19 vaccination regulations on Nov. 5 — one from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and one from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration — states […]
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AHA Pens Oppositions to 2022 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

The organization is concerned about policies in the 2022 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule, ranging from telehealth worries to apprehension about MIPS. The AHA agreed with certain aspects of the rule but also voiced various problems and recommendations for CMS to consider. The AHA opposed several telehealth policies that CMS included in the rule. The […]
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CMS Sent out Warnings to Hospitals Failing at Price Transparency

  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has sent its first wave of warning letters out to hospitals breaking federal rules requiring them to disclose payer-negotiated prices, a spokesperson for the agency confirmed. CMS has been auditing hospitals’ websites and complaint submissions since the rule went into effect on January 1 and began sending […]
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