Tag: CMS
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Trump Administration Seeking to Lower Costs for Medicare Part B Drugs
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Trump Administration Seeking to Lower Costs for Medicare Part B DrugsOn Thursday, CMS announced a pre-regulation (“Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking”) seeking input on a new “International Pricing Index” (IPI)…
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New CMS Rule: Drug Advertisements Must Include List Prices
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / New CMS Rule: Drug Advertisements Must Include List PricesOn Monday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule requiring drug manufacturers to list a…
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Tri-Society Alert: OPPS/ASC Proposed Rule Updates ASC Payment Using Hospital Market Basket
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Tri-Society Alert: OPPS/ASC Proposed Rule Updates ASC Payment Using Hospital Market BasketLate Wednesday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the calendar year (CY) 2019 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment…
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Tri-Society Alert: New CMS Proposed Rule Could Impact GI Practice
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Tri-Society Alert: New CMS Proposed Rule Could Impact GI PracticeLate Thursday, July 13th, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the calendar year (CY) 2019 Medicare…
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President Trump’s Nominee for the Supreme Court: Potential Impact to ACG Members and Patients
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / President Trump’s Nominee for the Supreme Court: Potential Impact to ACG Members and PatientsOn Monday evening, President Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of…
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ACG Working on Stark Law Reform: We Need Your Help!
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACG Working on Stark Law Reform: We Need Your Help!On June 25, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a formal request for information, seeking comment…
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Medicare Trustees Report Released: why is this important for ACG members?
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Medicare Trustees Report Released: why is this important for ACG members?On Tuesday, the 2018 Annual Report of the Boards of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical…
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CMS Highlights Success of MACRA Year 1: High on Praise, but Short on Details
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / CMS Highlights Success of MACRA Year 1: High on Praise, but Short on DetailsOn Thursday, May 31, CMS Administrator Seema Verma wrote on the CMS blog that she was “pleased to announce that…
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American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Attention ACG Members: Participate in a 2018 CMS study on burdens associated with reporting quality measures, and receive MIPS’ Improvement Activities Credit
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it is conducting a “2018 Burdens Associated with Reporting Quality…
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2 Important CMS Updates for GI Practices: Biosimilar Changes and Medicare Appeals Guidance
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / 2 Important CMS Updates for GI Practices: Biosimilar Changes and Medicare Appeals GuidanceMedicare Part B Biosimilar Payment and Required New Codes: Dates of Service on or after April 1, 2018 Pursuant to…