Medicare & Medicaid
Telehealth as an accepted benefit ends with the PHE, though there have been some legislative attempts around this, says MGMA.
Nurse/patient ratios in hospital maternity departments are oftentimes inconsistent with national nurse staffing standards, data shows.
The agencies came to this conclusion after a meeting of the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees, which released its annual reports.
It includes changes intended to protect people exploring MA and Part D coverage from confusing marketing practices.
It also includes proposals for the SNF Quality Reporting Program and the SNF Value-Based Purchasing Program.
In response to increased mental health needs, CMS wants flexibility for hospitals to open and bill Medicare for a new inpatient psychiatric units.
The report also found that the more insurers, the lower the benchmark premiums, and vice versa.
Overall IRF payments for 2024 are expected to increase by 3.7%, or $335 million, relative to payments in 2023.
That's three years later than the prediction from the 2022 report, which projected a 2028 time frame for when the fund would evaporate.
The finalized risk adjustment model reflects revisions focused on conditions that are subject to more coding variation.