CMS released proposed rules that update the method for calculating a hospital’s fiscal year 2020 disproportionate share hospital payments. Read on for more details and resources to help you recoup the appropriate DSH payments you deserve.

CMS and Medicare Administrative Contractors are increasingly scrutinizing bad debt listings for all provider types, disallowing otherwise reimbursable bad debts because of errors in the listings. Many of the listing errors that are disallowed can…

In a recent MLN Connects® publication, CMS clarified the requirements regarding accounting for dual eligible write-offs. Read on to find out if your organization is in compliance.

The Health Resources & Services Administration recently posted 340B Drug Pricing Program ceiling prices to help covered entities identify the maximum prices pharmaceutical companies can charge for 340B Program drugs. Read on for details.

A federal judge has ruled HHS overstepped its authority with Medicare Part B reimbursement cuts for 340B Covered Entities. Read on for details.

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The 2019 skilled nursing facility (SNF) prospective payment system rates are now available! They go into effect October 1, so be sure to visit the link below to download your updated calculator. 

For skilled nursing facilities, transitioning to the new Patient-Driven Payment Model can seem like a daunting task. Read on to find out what specific challenges you should be preparing for.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) calendar year 2018 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule will result in additional reimbursement cuts for 340B Drug Pricing Program-covered entities. Read on for details.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently issued a final rule that continues the transition for using uncompensated care cost data on Worksheet S-10 to distribute uncompensated care payments. In addition, Worksheet S-10 audits have…