CMS Final Rule
CMS Final Rule Increases Payment Rates for Outpatient And ASC’s
November 23, 2012The CMS has issued a final payment rule (PDF) for hospital outpatient and ambulatory surgery center services, upping hospital payment rates by 1.8% and increasing payments to ASCs by 0.6% in the upcoming year. The agency estimated that payments for … Continue reading
Posted in CMS Final Rule | Tagged ASC, CMS, CMS Policy, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT Services | Leave a commentFinal Rule Increases Medicaid Payment Rates For Primary Care Physicians
November 8, 2012Physicians who treat Medicaid patients will get a pay raise in two months when Medicaid reimbursement rates becoming equal to Medicare reimbursement rates for primary care services. The final rule released Nov. 1 establishes the requirement under the health reform … Continue reading
Posted in CMS Final Rule | Tagged CMS, CMS Final Rule, CMS Policy, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT Services, Healthcare, Medicaid, Medicaid Fee Schedules | Leave a commentCMS Final Rule Increases Payment Rates for Inpatient Services
August 2, 2012Medicare payment rates to acute-care hospitals will increase by about 2.8% in 2013, while the program’s total spending on inpatient hospital services will rise by about $2 billion compared with 2012, the CMS announced after releasing a final payment rule … Continue reading
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