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Save the Date: March 28 CMS Quality Programs Bi-Monthly Forum
Reduced Coinsurance for Certain Part B Rebatable Drugs Under the Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program
March 31 Deadline for Applications for Round 2 of Section 126 GME Slots
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Last week, the independent agency that advises Congress on Medicare rates delivered its March report, which describes hospital profit margins that hit all-time highs in 2021 and calls attention to the $200 billion in taxpayer subsidies that provided hospitals with a cushion to get through the worst of the pandemic.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued several new resources to assist post-acute care (PAC) providers, including inpatient rehabilitation facility and long-term care hospital providers, in coding specific items required in patient assessment and the PAC quality reporting program (QRP).
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CHA DataSuite has issued a hospital-specific analysis of the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2024 Medicare inpatient hospital-acquired condition (HAC) reduction program.
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CHA DataSuite has issued a hospital-specific analysis of the value-based purchasing (VBP) program.
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Earlier this week, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) announced the dates that retention payment funds will be released. The funds, which must be disbursed by the covered entity within 60 days, will be released in three batches:
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CHA reminds members that Provider Relief Fund (PRF) reporting period 4 closes on March 31 at 8:59 p.m. (PT).
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued updated guidance that instructs certified independent dispute resolution (IDR) entities to resume making payment determinations for disputes involving items or services furnished on or after Oct. 25, 2022.
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The final tally is impressive: 350-plus names of California hospitals and health systems whose leaders signed on to letters seeking state and federal help to protect access to critical health care services.
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On Feb. 28, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approved the Medi-Cal managed care rates for July 1, 2019-Dec. 31, 2020, often referred to as the “Bridge Period.”