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CMS launches website intended to assist hospitals in complying with the price transparency requirements effective January 1, 2021

By Thomas Dowdell (US) on October 1, 2020 Posted in General, Regulatory

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in its 2020 outpatient prospective payment system final rule requires hospitals to publicly post standard charge information beginning January 1, 2021. On September 30, CMS launched a website intended to assist hospitals in complying with the price transparency requirements. The website is available at link here. The website … Continue reading

CMS Publishes CY 2020 OPPS & ASC Price Transparency Requirements Final Rule and Transparency in Coverage Proposed Rule

By Mark Faccenda (US), Jeff Wurzburg (US) and Thomas Dowdell (US) on November 20, 2019 Posted in General, News from DC, Regulatory

On November 15, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Calendar Year (CY) 2020 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) & Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Price Transparency Requirements for Hospitals to Make Standard Changes Public final rule and the Transparency in Coverage proposed rule. CMS intends through this rulemaking to increase price transparency … Continue reading