CMS proposes to cut administrative requirements for hospitals, other providers

A newly proposed rule would roll back administrative and operational requirements for hospitals and other Medicare- and Medicaid-participating providers. The rule focuses on eliminating requirements that CMS considers duplicative, outdated or disproportionately burdensome, particularly for smaller and rural facilities. Proposals arose from a “comprehensive review of the CoPs [conditions of participation] for all 21 provider… The post CMS proposes to cut administrative requirements for hospitals,