…Payments are Needed,” in which examined how information on DSH audits facilitates the agency’s overall oversight of DSH payments. These recommendations were all used to inform the proposed policies…

…border wall, does not appear to have immediate support for passage. House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., introduced a continuing resolution Wednesday, which Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chairman…

…to use the hospital market basket update for ASC payment rates for CY 2020-2023. Using the hospital market basket, CMS proposes to update ASC rates for CY 2020 by…

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…above the 2018 PFS conversion factor of $36.05. CMS proposed payments for new structural allograft codes used in orthopaedic trauma and oncology services (new CPT codes, 209X3, Osteoarticular Allograft,…

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…closure. These technologies are among the newest and most promising treatments for vertebral conditions and likely to increase in dissemination and use by practitioners. The policy statements will be…

…Augmentation, including ISASS through a letter sent to Noridian. The letter was reviewed by the CAC for the March meeting. The CAC process is used by Medicare Administrator Contractors…

…85 percent or greater oxygen concentration at the prescribed flow rate E0466 Home ventilator, any type, used with non-invasive interface, (e.g., mask, chest shell) E0784 External Ambulatory infusion pump,…

…means of participation in MIPS through virtual groups Continuing to allow use of the 2014 Edition of Certified Electronic Health Record Technology (CEHRT) without penalty Creating a new hardship…

…Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) to re-evaluate the code. ISASS will participate in the RUC process in the coming months. CMS is delaying implementation of the Appropriate Use Criteria…

…was addressed to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and also went to chairs and ranking members of the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees. MACRA was…