Reimbursement
The bill would remove the requirement that a provider has to be physically present when a patient receives their infusions.
ED and inpatient volumes have returned to 2019 levels, though respondents said they expect it to be roughly 5-6% higher in 2022.
CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure concurs with the recommendation and says CMS will further review capital payment methodology.
CMS paid an estimated $16.2 billion for unsupported diagnoses in 2016, audits of Medicare Advantage plan data show.
McKinsey & Company's Oleg Bestsennyy and Gunjan Khanna discuss payment for telehealth and how it's changing.
The automation is expected to improve reimbursement for 3M's 6,000 client health systems and hospitals nationwide.
Long-term care hospital payments are expected to increase by about 1.1%, or $42 million.
CMS has adopted a vaccination measure to assess whether skilled nursing facilities are taking steps to control the spread of COVID-19.
More than 400 healthcare and technology organizations are calling on Capitol Hill to eliminate arbitrary restrictions while helping FQHCs and critical access hospitals offer wider access to virtual care.
States should encourage their immigrant populations to access public health benefits, since the public charge rule is no longer in effect.