Earlier this summer the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its Calendar Year (CY) 2019 home health agency (HHA) and home infusion therapy supplier payment updates proposed rule. On October 31, CMS published its CY 2019 final rule, which alters Medicare quality and payment reporting processes for HHAs under the Home Health Prospective … Continue reading
On July 12, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its calendar year (CY) 2019 proposed rule for Medicare payment updates and proposed quality reporting changes for home health agencies (HHA) under the home health prospective payment system (HH PPS). CMS proposes certain changes to Medicare payment and quality reporting standards for … Continue reading
As we previously reported, on February 9, the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives approved the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (the “Act”) and President Trump subsequently signed the bill into law. Section 50404 of the Act includes several amendments to the Stark Law. Specifically, Section 50404 endorses recent liberalizations of the Stark Law requirements … Continue reading
On October 30, the Senate voted to approve the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (Act) that would provide for a two-year budget agreement between the White House and Congress. Notably, section 603 of the Act would reduce Medicare payments to newly-enrolled provider-based, off-campus hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs), off-campus defined as a facility that is more … Continue reading
On October 26, House Republican leaders introduced the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (Act) that would provide for a two-year budget agreement between the White House and Congress. Notably, section 603 of the Act would reduce Medicare payments to newly-enrolled provider-based, off-campus hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs), off-campus defined as a facility that is more than … Continue reading