CMS launched an Application Program Interface that makes it easier to share electronic data for MACRA’s Quality Payment Program. In October, CMS revealed the program’s website. The new API, called the ...
MACRA is the largest change in a generation for Medicare Part B reimbursement. As we come to the close of the first performance year, it’s a good time to reflect on the changes in 2017 and look ahead ...
ORLANDO -- A large crowd filled a ballroom at the HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition on Monday to hear from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on how to handle payment reform under the ...
On April 11, 2025, CMS proposed a rule that would update policies and payment rates used under the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) for FY 2026 (Proposed Rule). The ...
CMMI has spent more than a decade learning which organizations consistently deliver high-value care. The next step is to let ...
CMS has finalized a 2.6% payment increase for inpatient services, boosted DSH payments, established new interoperability rules for prior authorization, and confirmed the launch of a controversial ...
Nearly two decades after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) launched Medicare Advantage (MA) Star Ratings to help beneficiaries compare plan quality, the program has become one of ...
A $12 billion budget deficit is forcing California to end its nascent Skilled Nursing Facility Workforce and Quality Incentive Program after just two years — a fate similar programs in other states ...
The Directed Payment Program for Behavioral Health Services (DPP-BHS) is one of four directed payment programs (DPPs) HHSC submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for ...