Susan Morse
Close to 5,000 member hospitals can now access a vetted breach recovery playbook to keep care running.
Nineteen states and D.C. are seeking to invalidate a March 2025 directive to reduce the number of HHS employees and eliminate several sub-agencies.
Aetna's policy results in denials and underpayment and violates CMS' Two Midnight Rule, the health system says.
The proposed payment increases of 2.3% for psychiatric care and 2.4% for rehab are lower than last year's final rule increases.
This compares with last year's final rate of 3.2%.
Close to 60% of providers who responded to an HFMA survey say they have yet to implement AI or automation in the revenue cycle.
CMS proposed payment rule follows a call for new oversight of hospice provider fraud.
CMS says it considered comments after proposing a 0.09% increase in the Advance Notice.
CMS estimates the revisions will increase federal spending by $18.6 billion over the next decade.
Exemptions include generic drugs and companies that have committed to building manufacturing plants in the United States.