federal register • 09 august 2019

CMS has published in the federal register:

A Proposed Rule for the Medicare Program:
1. Proposed Changes to Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs;
2. Price Transparency of Hospital Standard Charges;
3. Proposed Revisions of Organ Procurement Organizations Conditions of Coverage;
4. Proposed Prior Authorization Process and Requirements for Certain Covered Outpatient Department Services;
5. Potential Changes to the Laboratory Date of Service Policy;
6. Proposed Changes to Grandfathered Children’s Hospitals-Within-Hospitals
A Notice for the Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Quarterly Listing of Program Issuances—April through June 2019

federal register • 08 august 2019

CMS has published in the federal register:

A Final Rule for the Medicare Program: Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2020 and Updates to the IRF Quality Reporting Program

CMS has published in the federal register:

A Final Rule for the Medicare Program: Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities; Updates to the Quality Reporting Program and Value-Based Purchasing Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2020

CMS has published in the federal register:

A Final Rule for the Medicare Program: FY 2020 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Requirements
A Final Rule for the Medicare Program: FY 2020 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System and Quality Reporting Updates for Fiscal Year Beginning October 1, 2019
A Proposed Rule for the Medicare Program:
1. End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System,
2. Payment for Renal Dialysis Services Furnished to Individuals With Acute Kidney Injury,
3. End-Stage Renal Disease Quality Incentive Program,
4. Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule Amounts,
5. DMEPOS Competitive Bidding (CBP) Proposed Amendments,
6. Standard Elements for a DMEPOS Order, and
7. Master List of DMEPOS Items Potentially Subject to a Face-to-Face Encounter and Written Order Prior to Delivery and/or Prior Authorization Requirements

The Inspector General Office, DHHS, has published in the federal register:

A Proposed Rule for Health Care Programs: Fraud and Abuse; Civil Money Penalties for Hospital Physician Incentive Plans; Withdrawal
A Proposed Rule for Medicare and State Health Care Programs:
Fraud and Abuse; Safe Harbor Under the Anti-Kickback Statute For Waiver of Beneficiary Coinsurance and Deductible Amounts; Withdrawal