On May 11, 2023, DHHS announced the expiration of the Public Health Emergency for COVID-19.
Category Archives: notices
federal register • 01 may 2023
CMS has published in the federal register:
- Proposed Rules for the Medicare Program:
- Proposed Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2024 Rates;
- Quality Programs and Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program Requirements for Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals;
- Rural Emergency Hospital and Physician-Owned Hospital Requirements; and
- Provider and Supplier Disclosure of Ownership
- A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities: Medicare Part C and Part D Program Audit and Industry-Wide Part C Timeliness Monitoring Project (TMP) Protocols
federal register • 04 april 2023
CMS has published in the federal register:
- Proposed Rules for the Medicare Program:
- Fiscal Year 2024 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update,
- Hospice Conditions of Participation Updates,
- Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements, and
- Hospice Certifying Physician Provider Enrollment Requirements
- A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities:
- Notice of Denial of Medical Coverage (or Payment)
- Proposed Repetitive, Scheduled Non-Emergent Ambulance Transport (RSNAT) Prior Authorization Process and Requirements for a Potential National Model
- A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities:
- Registration, Attestation, Dispute Resolution and Correction, Assumptions Document and Data Retention Requirements for Open Payments
- Medicaid Managed Care and Supporting Regulations
planned expiration of covid-19 phe
On February 9, 2023, DHHS released a roadmap for the planned expiration of the Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 on May 11, 2023.
federal register • 01 february 2023
CMS has published in the federal register:
- Final Rules for the Medicare and Medicaid Programs:
- Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage,
- Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit,
- Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE),
- Medicaid Fee-For-Service, and
- Medicaid Managed Care Programs for Years 2020 and 2021
- A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities: Emergency Ambulance Transports and Beneficiary Signature.
- A Notice for the Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Quarterly Listing of Program Issuances—October through December 2022
renewal of covid-19 phe
On January 11, 2023, DHHS renewed the Determination that a Public Health Emergency Exists Nationwide as the Result of the Continued Consequences of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
federal register • 27 december 2022
CMS has published in the federal register:
- Proposed Rules for the Medicare Program:
- Contract Year 2024 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, Medicare Cost Plan Program, Medicare Parts A, B, C, and D Overpayment Provisions of the Affordable Care Act and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly;
- Health Information Technology Standards and Implementation Specifications
- A notice of Agency Information Collection Activities: Basic Health Program (BHP) Supporting Regulations
federal register • 18 november 2022
CMS has published in the federal register:
- Rules for the Medicare and Medicaid Programs:
- CY 2023 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies;
- Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements;
- Implementing Requirements for Manufacturers of Certain Single-dose Container or Single-use Package Drugs To Provide Refunds With Respect to Discarded Amounts; and
- COVID-19 Interim Final Rules
- Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities: PACE State Plan Amendment Preprint
federal register • 17 november 2022
CMS has published in the federal register:
- A correction to final rules for the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments published on July 11, 2022: Proficiency Testing Related to Analytes and Acceptable Performance
- A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities: Medical Necessity and Contract Amendments Under Mental Health Parity
federal register • 07 november 2022
CMS has published in the federal register:
- Final Rules for the Medicare Program:
- End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System,
- Payment for Renal Dialysis Services Furnished to Individuals With Acute Kidney Injury,
- End-Stage Renal Disease Quality Incentive Program, and
- End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model
- A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities: Home Health Agency Survey and Deficiencies Report