…year for organizations that want to align beneficiaries to meet the minimum beneficiary requirements. Performance periods will begin January 2021 and will be five years. The CMS Innovation Center…

On Nov. 1, as part of the OPPS/ASC Final Rule, CMS also finalized policies on price transparency. These policies follow directives in President Trump’s Executive Order, “Improving Price and…

…the Editorial Panel and will be released as Category III in January 2021 for use in the CPT code set. Dr. James Yue, ISASS CPT Advisor, and Dr. Morgan…

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Comments on Proposed Rules for Payment Systems and Medicare Physician Fee Schedule due October 5 In August, CMS published the calendar year (CY) 2021 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System…

…September on the Model website. The Request for Application for the ACO Transformation Track will be available in early 2021 on the CHART Model website. See also the full…

…start loan payments. CMS announced amended terms for payments issued under the Accelerated and Advance Payment (AAP) Program as required by recent action by President Trump and Congress. This…

Eric A. Potts, MD Dr. Eric A. Potts is a board-certified neurosurgeon with specialties in numerous spinal surgeries and procedures. Dr. Potts obtained his undergraduate degree from the University…