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CMS Predicts Payment Increase for Hospitals in CY 2020; Transparency Efforts Continue with Proposal to Publicly Release Standard Charges List

Tweet On the evening of July 29, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) calendar year (CY) 2020 proposed rule. The rule also includes updates to the ambulatory surgical center (ASC) payment system. Policies in the proposed rule focused on site neutrality and transparency, administration priorities. [...] Read More

Medicare Cuts Payment for 340B Drugs in Major Policy Change

In what is likely the first major Medicare policy change of the Trump Administration, Medicare payment for 340B drugs administered in the hospital outpatient department will be cut from 106% of average sales price (ASP, or ASP+6%) to average sales price less 22% (ASP-22%). Those who have been following President Trump’s statements on health care […]

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CMS Predicts Payment Increase for Hospitals in CY 2020; Transparency Efforts Continue with Proposal to Publicly Release Standard Charges List

Medicare Cuts Payment for 340B Drugs in Major Policy Change