This week’s Medicare updates include a proposed rule regarding changes to the Medicare Advantage program regulations and Prescription Drug Benefit program, a review of hospital wage data to determine vulnerabilities in the hospital wage index system, the fall 2018 semiannual report to Congress, and more!
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This week in Medicare updates—12/5/2018
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This week’s Medicare updates include a proposed rule regarding changes to the Medicare Advantage program regulations and Prescription Drug Benefit program, a review of hospital wage data to determine vulnerabilities in the hospital wage index system, the fall 2018 semiannual report to Congress, and more!
CMS releases additional information on 2019 IPPS price transparency requirements
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On December 4, CMS released additional FAQs regarding the 2019 IPPS final rule requirement that hospitals post a list of their standard charges on the internet.
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