Effective October 15, a new Final Rule issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will allow the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) to adjust calendar year (CY) 2023 benchmark and expenditure...more
On August 28, as part of its Fiscal Year 2025 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized the Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM)...more
8/29/2024
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On April 4, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Contract Year (CY) 2025 Medicare Advantage (MA) Final Rule (Final Rule), which will have significant implications for MA plans and other industry...more
4/16/2024
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On February 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Medicare Advantage (MA) Risk Adjustment Data Validation (RADV) Program Final Rule (Final Rule), which will take effect on April 3, 2023. The...more
In a coordinated effort, on November 27, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) published final rules to modernize regulations implementing the federal...more
12/22/2020
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