Category Archives: regulations

federal register • 17 september 2020

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CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Final Rule for the Medicare Program: Alternative Payment Model Incentive Payment Advisory for Clinicians; Request for Current Billing Information for Qualifying Participants
  • A Notice under the Privacy Act that re-establishes the “Do Not Pay Initiative” matching program matching program between CMS and the Department of Treasury

federal register • 08 september 2020

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CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Rule for the Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties for Inflation; Continuation of Effectiveness and Extension of Timeline for Publication of the Final Rule
  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities:
    1. Cooperative Agreements to Support Establishment of State-Operated Health Insurance Exchanges

federal register • 27 august 2020

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CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Correction to a Final Rule for the Medicare Program: FY 2021 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System and Special Requirements for Psychiatric Hospitals for Fiscal Year Beginning October 1, 2020; Correction
  • A Proposed Rule for the Medicare Program: Modernizing and Clarifying the Physician Self-Referral Regulations

federal register • 17 august 2020

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CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Proposed Rule for the Medicare Program:
    1. CY 2021 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment Policies;
    2. Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements;
    3. Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Program Requirements for Eligible Professionals;
    4. Quality Payment Program;
    5. Coverage of Opioid Use Disorder Services Furnished by Opioid Treatment Programs;
    6. Medicare Enrollment of Opioid Treatment Programs;
    7. Electronic Prescribing for Controlled Substances for a Covered Part D Drug Under a Prescription Drug Plan or an MA-PD Plan;
    8. Payment for Office/Outpatient Evaluation and Management Services;
    9. Hospital IQR Program;
    10. Establish New Code Categories; and
    11. Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) Expanded Model Emergency Policy 
  • A Notice of an Emergency Clearance of Agency Information Collection Activities: Collection of Premium Credit Data Related to COVID-19 Emergency

federal register • 12 august 2020

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CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Proposed Rule for the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs; New Categories for Hospital Outpatient Department Prior Authorization Process; Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule: Laboratory Date of Service Policy; Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating Methodology; and Physician-Owned Hospitals 
  • A Notice for the Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Quarterly Listing of Program Issuances: April through June 2020

federal register • 10 august 2020

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CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Final Rule for the Medicare Program: Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2021
  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities
    1. Retiree Drug Subsidy (RDS) Application and Instructions
    2. Retiree Drug Subsidy Payment Request and Instructions
    3. Manufacturer Submission of Average Sales Price (ASP) Data for Medicare Part B Drugs and Biologicals
    4. Consumer Experience Survey Data
  • A Notice of a Meeting: Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment