What is the cost of a knee implant in the inpatient setting? How much does Medicare pay for different types of cardiac valve procedures? How have Medicare inpatient volumes changed over time for ...

CMS issued its final rule for the End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System base rate for dialysis facilities to ...

The Trump administration has finalized the rule that sets government payments to hospital outpatient facilities and ambulatory surgical centers, including a 2.6% rate bump for each. That is an ...

In its 2025 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System rule, CMS made major changes to its reimbursement framework, which is reshaping how ...

The Trump administration has locked in a 2.6% payment rate increase for inpatient services in the coming fiscal year as well as an industry-opposed mandatory payment model for five common surgical ...

CMS' 2026 Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule includes a provision that would increase the reduction in OPPS payment rates to offset the lump sum payments previously paid to 340B ...

CMS on Tuesday issued a proposed rule that would increase Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system rates by a net 2.4% in calendar year 2026 compared to 2025. This includes a proposed 3 ...

CMS has issued a proposed rule to update the inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS). Under this proposal, payment to hospitals is expected to increase by 3.3 percent on average. 1. continue ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently issued a proposed rule to update the Outpatient Prospective Payment System for calendar year 2012, according to a CMS news release. The proposed ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Effective Jan. 1, 2025, CMS will begin including phosphate-binders in the end-stage renal disease prospective ...