CMS finalized both of its proposals to remove Medicare payment limitations on site of service and permit more procedures to be performed in lower-cost hospital outpatient or ASC settings. CMS ...
CMS' 2026 Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule includes a provision that would increase the reduction in OPPS payment rates to offset the lump sum payments previously paid to 340B ...
Every July, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) publishes two proposed rules relating to how it plans to administer the Medicare Part B program for the next calendar year: the physician ...
CMS has issued a final OPPS rule for 2026, confirming a net 2.6% payment update, plans to expand site-neutral payment policies, and new pricing transparency requirements. CMS has issued the 2026 ...
In a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association said a proposed reporting timeline in the 2026 Outpatient Prospective Payment ...
Avanos (AVNS) Medical announced that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued its final Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Medicare Ambulatory Surgical ...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is increasing Medicare hospital outpatient payment by 2.6% in 2026. This compares to an increase of 2.9% for 2025. Next year’s payment includes a 3.3% ...
This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic, “Health Policy at a Crossroads,” produced with the support of the Commonwealth Fund and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is proposing actions meant to advance health equity and improve access to care in rural communities by establishing policies for Rural Emergency ...