On May 11, 2023, DHHS announced the expiration of the Public Health Emergency for COVID-19.
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 • 12 april 2023
CMS has published in the federal register:
- Final 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, and
- Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly
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
federal register • 15 march 2023
CMS has published in the federal register:
- A Correction to Final 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
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 • 13 december 2022
CMS has published in the federal register:
- A correction to final rules for the Medicare Program published on August 10, 2022, as corrected on November 2, 2022:
- Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2023 Rates;
- Quality Programs and Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program Requirements for Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals;
- Costs Incurred for Qualified and Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plans; and
- Changes to Hospital and Critical Access Hospital Conditions of Participation
- Proposed Rules for the Medicare and Medicaid Programs and under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes for:
- Medicare Advantage Organizations,
- Medicaid Managed Care Plans,
- State Medicaid Agencies,
- Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Agencies and CHIP Managed Care Entities,
- Issuers of Qualified Health Plans on the Federally-Facilitated Exchanges,
- Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Eligible Clinicians, and
- Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals in the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program