Reimbursement
CMS will release traditional and digital advertisements and educational materials directed to those with high uninsured rates.
Physician fee schedule payments fail to keep up with inflation and threaten patient access to critical treatments, ACS says.
Proposed rule asks for feedback on data collection on LGBTQ+, race and ethnicity, rural populations and more.
CMS is moving forward with the next evolution of the Quality Payment Program by proposing its first seven MIPS Value Pathways.
This week's top stories include medical and social services organizations advocating for the passage of the Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 and Fitbit filing a patent for a smart ring.
Hospitals realized a 30% cut in reimbursement after an appeals court ruling upheld the Trump Administration decision.
The final rule is an implementation of the No Surprises Act, which was passed by Congress last year.
HIMSS21
Widespread use requires greater reimbursement and an enterprise-wide strategy.
The No Surprises Act prohibits most surprise out-of-network billing but doesn’t address surprise ambulance bills.
Insurers say they are out millions in payments promised under the Affordable Care Act.