In the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule, released by the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on July 29, CMS proposed a recommended work Relative Value Unit (RVU) of 9.03 of CPT code 27279, Arthrodesis, sacroiliac joint, percutaneous or minimally invasive (indirect visualization), with image guidance, includes obtaining bone graft when performed and...
On Aug. 2, CMS finalized policy changes to spur competition and innovation that will help deliver improved care and outcomes at a better value to patients. The final rule updates Medicare payment policies for hospitals under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and the Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System (PPS) for fiscal year...
On July 31, CMS issued a final rule that updates Medicare payment policies and rates for facilities under the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) and the IRF Quality Reporting Program for fiscal year 2020. CMS is continuing ts efforts toward the eventual transition to a unified post-acute care system through updates to the data...
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma has tasked her Patients Over Paperwork team with exploring what CMS can do to improve Prior Authorization (PA) burdens as part of the eighth topic addressed under the initiative. They are conducting many listening sessions with various stakeholders over the next few weeks, including a wide...