Calls for Government Watchdog to Investigate Hospitals’ Compliance With Price Transparency Rules and CMS’ Performance as Enforcer The Federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule aims to improve the affordability of hospital care by promoting price competition and helping Americans know the cost of a hospital item or service before receiving it. Compliance from hospitals is mandatory,...
2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Includes Updated and Increased Reimbursement for Spine Surgery Procedures As a result of ISASS’ comprehensive and persuasive comments as well as meeting with CMS after the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule was released, CMS changed their position on proposed payment cuts for most of the codes and...
CMS Releases 2023 Medicare Ambulatory Surgical Center/Outpatient Prospective Payment Section Final Rule On November 1, 2022, the CMS released the calendar year (CY) 2023 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System Final Rule, which includes proposals to update payment rates, policies, and regulations affecting Medicare services...
CMS Releases 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule On November 1, 2022, the CMS released the calendar year (CY) 2023 Medicare Physician Payment Schedule and Quality Payment Program final rule that impacts payments for physicians and other health care practitioners. CMS had issued a proposed rule in July, which ISASS responded to with a...