Welcome to the third edition of Williams Mullen On Call. In this edition, we are pleased to provide two very timely interviews. The first interview is with Mandy K. Cohen, MD, MPH, Secretary of the North Carolina Department...more
Historically, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has reimbursed items and services furnished by provider-based departments (PBDs), both on and off campus, under the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective...more
Providers seeking to classify certain off-campus departments as “mid-build” for purposes of eligibility for Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) reimbursement must file a provider-based attestation with their...more
On October 14, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final rule (the “Final Rule”) implementing the Medicare Access and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Authorization Act of 2015...more
As of January 1, 2017, hospitals will receive lower Medicare reimbursement for items and services provided at certain off-campus provider-based facilities. This Alert provides an overview of the new reimbursement framework...more