This week’s Medicare updates include corrections to the IPPS final rule; corrections to the Skilled Nursing Facilities Prospective Payment System final rule; year 3 baseline data on Medicare payments for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests; and more!
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This week in Medicare updates–10/11/17
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
This week’s Medicare updates include corrections to the IPPS final rule; corrections to the Skilled Nursing Facilities Prospective Payment System final rule; year 3 baseline data on Medicare payments for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests; and more!
Medicare advisory panel discusses alternative to MIPS
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
At a recent meeting, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) discussed an alternative policy to replace the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) in order to reduce provider burden. MedPAC is an organization which advises CMS on Medicare policy issues.
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