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CMS Releases Updated Rules on COVID-19 Vaccine and Therapeutics Proposed Rule On October 28, CMS finalized a fourth COVID-19 Interim Final Rule with Comment, which provides coverage and payment…

…to participate. The surveys take 15-20 minutes to complete and provide important information to the RUC and to CMS in determining RVUs. The procedures being surveyed include ablation of…

…procedure. ISASS also commented on the proposed continuation of the expanded list of services eligible for telehealth under the CMS COVID-19 Emergency Declaration. ISASS stated this expanded access has…

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued guidance to health care providers on prevention of COVID-19 spread through physician offices as well as how to protect patients, staff and…

…party payers to determine payment and coverage policies. MCG guidelines are designed to be considered as evidence based. ISASS sought to provide their coverage analyst with updated information on…

…how the agency decides what quality measures to develop and use. It also evaluated how CMS monitors its funding for quality measurement activities. The GAO report stated that CMS…

…issues to a “continuous publishing” model. “Being able to publish articles as soon as they are accepted will considerably improve the speed at which we deliver the Journal’s quality…

…enhanced primary care services. Global PBP: offers the highest risk sharing arrangement—100% savings/losses—and provides two payment options: Primary Care Capitation (described above) or Total Care Capitation, capitated, risk-adjusted monthly…