Federal regulators created fresh confusion around a controversial subset of wound care products during a 10-day period in ...

On April 5, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published an expansive final rule amending Medicare Advantage (MA) regulations related to, among other things, coverage criteria ...

On February 9, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released two highly-anticipated guidance documents (the “Guidance”) detailing the agency’s proposed implementation of the ...

As some areas throughout the country are seeing a decline in COVID-19 cases, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Medicaid Services is issuing guidance on providing non-COVID-19 care to ...

1. The final guidance, released Nov. 12, updates draft guidance released in May 2019. 2. The final guidance says several types of co-location are acceptable, including when one hospital is entirely ...

Critical access hospitals, rural emergency hospitals, and other rural facilities should all take note of updated CMS guidelines. As we know, it is essential for revenue cycle leaders to remain ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In response to the novel coronavirus, CMS is supplementing its guidance to dialysis facilities on interacting ...

The Biden administration has released new guidance for its program that will allow Medicare to directly negotiate the prices of certain drugs with manufacturers. The updated guidelines clarify how the ...

On March 14, 2014, CMS issued guidance “Requirements for Hospital Medication Administration, Particularly Intravenous (IV) Medications and Post-Operative Care of Patients Receiving IV Opioids.” This ...

CMS released draft guidance pertaining to shared space and co-location arrangements between hospitals and other healthcare entities, such as ASCs, according to an article on JDSupra. 1. The draft ...

A year after predictions of a great regulatory revolution buoyed skilled nursing leaders, many are still waiting for significant relief — and they remain highly concerned about day-to-day reporting ...

Angela Palo is COO of Pinnacle Financial Services, a leading National Medicare Brokerage, and member of the NABIP Medicare FMO Council. For several years, I was the compliance officer at my agency. It ...