Medicare Reimbursement

Long-Term Care has a Shorter Time Frame Due to ACA, CMS

by Vera Gruessner

The Affordable Care Act has impacted a variety of aspects of the health insurance landscape as well as the healthcare delivery system. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act also led to the...

End-of-Life Counseling Sessions Stall despite Medicare Payment

by Vera Gruessner

Starting in January 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) began reimbursing physicians for conducting end-of-life and advanced care planning discussions with patients who are...

MACRA Rule Revolutionizes the US Healthcare Payment System

by Vera Gruessner

Earlier this week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rulemaking regarding the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). The MACRA...

SNF Medicare Reimbursement Expected to Rise by $800 Million

by Vera Gruessner

Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule that changes the Medicare reimbursement policies at skilled nursing facilities for 2017. Essentially, the...

CMS Releases Medicare Data for Quality-Based Metrics

by Vera Gruessner

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is further attempting to innovate and improve medicine through quality-based metrics, as the CMS Office of Minority Health has released new data...