Telehealth: Key Takeaways From The CY2022 PFS Final Rule
In November 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued the Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule (“Final Rule”) which includes several telehealth policy updates that will go into...
View ArticlePhysician Fee Schedule Final Rule for Calendar Year 2022 – CMS Cuts Rates and...
On November 2, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued its Calendar Year (CY) 2022 Physician Fee Schedule (“PFS”) Final Rule. In this post, we sample some key highlights...
View ArticleState Policy Levers to Improve Access to Telebehavioral Health
The United States continues to face a behavioral health crisis that has worsened due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, nearly 40% of adults reported symptoms of depression or anxiety, an increase from...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court Sides with 340B Hospitals in Significant $1.6 Billion Part...
On June 15, 2022, after many years of ongoing litigation, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously overturned a substantial Medicare Part B payment reduction to many 340B Program participating hospitals...
View ArticleSupreme Court Strikes Down Medicare Part B Reimbursement Reduction for 340B...
The Supreme Court yesterday issued a unanimous opinion striking down the federal government’s reduction in Medicare Part B reimbursement for 340B drugs for calendar years 2018 and 2019. As background,...
View ArticleWashington Healthcare Update - July 2022
This Week in Washington: CMS Releases the Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule......By: McGuireWoods Consulting
View ArticleRemote Therapeutic Monitoring: What You Need to Know About CMS’ Proposed Changes
On July 7, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed five new changes to Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) services under the Medicare program. The changes, part of the...
View ArticleCMS Releases Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule, Continuing Emphasis on...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on July 7 released its proposed rule for the Medicare physician fee schedule for Calendar Year 2023. Among other updates, the proposed rule contains...
View ArticleMedicare Telehealth Services for 2023 – CMS Proposes Substantial Changes
On July 7, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) rule. The rule, if enacted as proposed, will: Create three new...
View ArticleWashington Healthcare Update - July 2022 #2
This Week in Washington: Sen. Manchin Expresses Support for a More Limited Budget Reconciliation Package That Includes Health Provisions......By: McGuireWoods Consulting
View ArticlePhysician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule for 2023 Released: What Pharmaceutical...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) calendar year 2023 rule proposing changes to payment policies under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and Medicare Part B (the Proposed Rule) will...
View ArticleMedicare Proposes 2023 Physician Pay Cuts
On July 7, 2022, CMS released its proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2023, which proposes physician fee schedule reductions via the Medicare Conversion Factor....By: Tucker Arensberg, P.C.
View ArticleCMS Issues 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Calendar Year (CY) 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Proposed Rule on July 7, 2022, which impacts Medicare Part B payments...
View ArticleCMS Issues CY 2023 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule
On July 7, 2022, CMS released the Calendar Year (CY) 2023 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule (the Proposed Rule). The Proposed Rule includes proposed policy changes for Medicare payments under...
View ArticleProposed Updates to the Medicare Shared Savings Program's Performance...
On July 7, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Calendar Year (CY) 2023 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule that includes changes to the Medicare Shared...
View ArticleTelehealth: CMS Proposes to Discontinue Audio-Only E/M Services and Virtual...
On July 07, 2022 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the 2023 Physician Fee Schedule (“PFS”) Proposed Rule, which proposes several significant changes to Medicare telehealth...
View ArticleCMS Proposed Rule Aims to Increase Access to Behavioral Health Providers
On July 7, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its 2023 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule (Proposed Rule) seeking public comment regarding payment policy changes and...
View ArticleKey Telehealth Proposals in Calendar Year 2023 Medicare Physician Fee...
On July 29, 2022, the Calendar Year (CY) 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule was published in the Federal Register. The proposed rule includes several noteworthy proposals related...
View ArticleThe Evolution of Medical Necessity for Dental Services in the 2023 Medicare...
Historically, Medicare only has paid for dental services in certain limited circumstances in which a service is an integral part of a specific treatment of a beneficiary's primary medical condition....
View ArticleProposed CY 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Extends Telehealth...
On July 7, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its annual proposed rule updating the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) for calendar year (CY) 2023, which included...
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