…cancer hospitals, and critical access hospitals. These flexibilities included extended repayment timeframes and increased payment amounts. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (P.L. 116-159), enacted on…

Kaiser Health News Article Raises Questions About New Medicare Site of Service Policy In an article published March 23, 2021, Kaiser Health News (KHN) questioned the impact of the…

CMS Announces Revisions to Quality Payment Program On May 20, 2021, CMS announced that the 2020 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Cost Performance Category under the Medicare Quality Payment…

…individual MIPS-eligible clinicians, groups, virtual groups, and Alternative Payment Model entities through 8 p.m. ET on March 31, 2021. Please note that applications received between now and March 31,…

…directly through the Health Insurance Marketplace will become eligible to receive increased tax credits to reduce their premiums. Starting April 1, 2021, consumers enrolling in Marketplace coverage through HealthCare.gov…

Medicare Phase IV Provider Relief Funds Released On December 16, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), announced…

ISASS Continues Advocacy for Physician Involvement and Implementation Delay with VA Billing and Payment Process On December 16, 2021, ISASS and several medical societies signed a letter urging the…

ISASS Signs on to Letter That Opposes Veterans Affairs Non-physician Practitioner Scope of Practice Rule In a letter dated January 7, 2021, ISASS, along with more than 100 medical…

New Administration Releases Health Care–Related Initiatives and Executive Actions On January 22, 2021, President Joe Biden and his administration unveiled several executive orders and memoranda. Executive Orders signed January…

AMA Releases Report on Physician Service Expenditures in 2020 In March 2021, The American Medical Association (AMA) released a new report “Changes in Medicare Physician Spending During the COVID-19…

Government Audit on Improper Billing for Spinal Neurostimulator Devices Leads CMS to Audit Claims In October 2022, CMS rereleased an October 2021 Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report…

Spine Surgery Procedure RVUs Reviewed as Part of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule 2022 Final Rule As part of the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule, several sets…