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CMS Proposed Rule Includes Significant Changes to Medicare GME Funding

Photo of Andrew Roth (US)Photo of Thomas Dowdell (US)By Andrew Roth (US) and Thomas Dowdell (US) on Posted in General, News from DC, Regulatory
On May 11, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) and long term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment system (PPS) proposed rule. We previously reported on the hospital IPPS and LTCH PPS proposed changes. See link here . In this rulemaking, … Continue reading

COVID-19 Update: CMS Approves First Section 1135 Waiver

Photo of Yvonne Puig (US)Photo of Daphne Calderon (US)Photo of Jeff Wurzburg (US)By Yvonne Puig (US), Daphne Calderon (US) and Jeff Wurzburg (US) on Posted in Coronavirus, General, News from DC
Following President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency on March 13, 2020, CMS approved the first Section 1135 waiver related to Medicaid on Monday.  The State of Florida received permission to eliminate the limits on instances of care furnished and how many participants receive care from an out-of-state provider for the duration of the 1135 … Continue reading
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