AAHKS Comments on CMS IPPS Proposed Rule

Jun 16, 2017 | CMS

AAHKS submitted comments to CMS this week regarding the proposed rule, “Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Proposed Policy Changes and Fiscal Year...

CMS Replacing Medicare Cards

Jun 2, 2017 | CMS

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is readying a fraud prevention initiative that removes Social Security numbers from Medicare cards to help combat identity theft, and safeguard taxpayer dollars. The new cards will use a unique, randomly-assigned...

CMS Finalized Delay of EPMs

May 19, 2017 | Advocacy, CMS

On Thursday, May 18, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) officially finalized its plan to delay the start of a bundled payment initiative for episode payment models (EPMs) from October 1, 2017 to January 1, 2018 following a previous...

Look Up Your MIPS Status

May 12, 2017 | CMS

Unsure of your participation status in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)? Physicians can now use an interactive tool on the Quality Payment Program website to determine if they should participate in 2017. To determine your status, enter your National...

MIPS Participation Status Letter in the Mail

May 5, 2017 | CMS

CMS is reviewing claims and letting practices know which clinicians need to take part in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). In late April through May, you will get a letter from your Medicare Administrative Contractor that processes Medicare Part B...