Takeaways from AMCP Nexus 2024
Applied Policy Health Policy Vice President Alison Falb and Senior Health Policy Associate Emma Hammer joined nearly 3,000 attendees at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Nexus…
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CMS Finalizes Hospital Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgical Center Update for CY 2025, with New Conditions of Participation for Hospital Obstetrical Services
On November 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment Systems final rule,…
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CMS Considers MAC Consolidation
On Wednesday, September 4, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a Request for Information (RFI)[1] to solicit feedback on the potential consolidation of four Medicare…
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MACPAC Holds September 2024 Meeting
On September 19 and 20, 2024, the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) held a virtual public meeting, which included the following sessions: The full agenda…
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MedPAC Holds September 2024 Meeting
On September 5, 2024, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) held a virtual public meeting, which included the following sessions: The full agenda for the meeting and the…
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CMS Finalizes FY 2025 Payment Update for Hospices
On July 30, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the fiscal year (FY) 2025 final Hospice Wage Index, Payment Rate Update, and Quality Reporting…
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MACPAC Releases June 2024 Report to Congress
Each June, the Medicaid and CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program) Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) is required to report to Congress on the Medicaid program. This report includes…
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IRA Dominates Conversation at AMCP
Applied Policy joined more than 4,000 attendees at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Annual Meeting from April 15-18 in New Orleans, Louisiana, to connect with fellow…
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MedPAC Holds April 2024 Meeting
On April 11 and 12, 2024, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) held a virtual public meeting, which included the following sessions: Considering approaches for updating the Medicare…
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MACPAC Holds April 2024 Meeting
On April 11 and 12, 2024, the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) held a virtual public meeting, which included the following sessions: Improving the Transparency…
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MACPAC Releases March 2024 Report to Congress
[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” gap=”35″][vc_column][vc_column_text] Each March, the Medicaid and CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program) Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) is required to report to Congress on the Medicaid program.…
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MedPAC Releases March 2024 Report to Congress
[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” gap=”35″][vc_column][vc_column_text] Each March, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is required to report to Congress on the Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) payment systems, the Medicare Advantage (MA)…
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