federal register • 13 january 2022

CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Correction to Final Rules for the Medicare Program:
    1. Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs;
    2. Price Transparency of Hospital Standard Charges;
    3. Radiation Oncology Model
  • A Rule for the Medicare Program: Updates to Lists Related to Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies Conditions of Payment

federal register • 04 january 2022

CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Correction to Final Rules for the Medicare Program: Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Policy Issues, and Level II of the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS); DME Interim Pricing in the CARES Act; Durable Medical Equipment Fee Schedule Adjustments To Resume the Transitional 50/50 Blended Rates To Provide Relief in Rural Areas and Non-Contiguous Areas

federal register • 28 december 2021

CMS has published in the federal register:

  • Final Rules for the Medicare Program:
    1. Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Policy Issues, and Level II of the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS);
    2. DME Interim Pricing in the CARES Act;
    3. Durable Medical Equipment Fee Schedule Adjustments To Resume the Transitional 50/50 Blended Rates To Provide Relief in Rural Areas and Non-Contiguous Areas
  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities: Independent Rural Health Clinic Cost Report
  •  A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities: Medicare Disproportionate Share Adjustment for Hospitals and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 412.106

federal register • 27 december 2021

CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Correction to Final Rules for the Medicare Program:
    1. CY 2022 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment Policies;
    2. Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements;
    3. Provider Enrollment Regulation Updates;
    4. Provider and Supplier Prepayment and Post-Payment Medical Review Requirements
  • A Final rule with comment period for the Medicare Program:
    1. Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals;
    2. Changes to Medicare Graduate Medical Education Payments for Teaching Hospitals;
    3. Changes to Organ Acquisition Payment Policies

federal register • 22 december 2021

CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Correction to Final Rules for the Medicare and Medicaid Programs:
    1. CY 2022 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update;
    2. Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model Requirements and Model Expansion;
    3. Home Health and Other Quality Reporting Program Requirements;
    4. Home Infusion Therapy Services Requirements;
    5. Survey and Enforcement Requirements for Hospice Programs;
    6. Medicare Provider Enrollment Requirements; and
    7. COVID-19 Reporting Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities

federal register • 17 december 2021

CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Correction to Final Rules for the Medicaid Program: Delay of Effective Date for Provision Relating to Manufacturer Reporting of Multiple Best Prices Connected to a Value Based Purchasing Arrangement; Delay of Inclusion of Territories in Definition of States and United States; Correction

federal register • 14 december 2021

CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Correction to Final Rules for the Medicare Program: End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System, Payment for Renal Dialysis Services Furnished to Individuals With Acute Kidney Injury, End-Stage Renal Disease Quality Incentive Program, and End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model; Correction

federal register • 10 december 2021

CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Notification of enforcement discretion for the Medicare and Medicaid Programs and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Interoperability and Patient Access for Medicare Advantage Organizations and Medicaid Managed Care Plans, State Medicaid Agencies, CHIP Agencies and CHIP Managed Care Entities, Issuers of Qualified Health Plans on the Federally-Facilitated Exchanges, and Health Care Providers
  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities:
    1. Medicaid Drug Use Review (DUR) Program
    2. Supporting Statement for Essential Community Provider Data Collection to Support QHP Certification for PYs 2022-2024
    3. The State Flexibility to Stabilize the Market Cycle I and II Grant Program Reporting
  • A Notice for the Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Application from The Joint Commission for Continued Approval of its Hospital Accreditation Program