Payment Systems

2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule cuts persist despite CMS concessions

CMS heeded the calls of provider advocates to mitigate proposed reductions to Medicare physician payment for 2027, but the most direct cut remains in place and will require action by Congress to undo. As published Nov. 9, next year’s final rule for the…

Hospitals write off $132B as AI fails to move the needle with finances

Hospitals are losing more money from bad debt and write-offs despite investing billions into automation to improve financial performance and remain competitive in the AI arms race.

Medicare Fee Schedule for 2027 Favors Psych Collab Care Models

ACO REACH Model vs. MSSP & BPCI Advanced

CMS Finalizes CY 2027 Physician Fee Schedule Rule

Also covered by DocWireNews, AHA, Techy Surgeon

‘We need a jailbreak’: Physicians reach a breaking point with Medicare

CMS Finalizes RPM and RTM Changes, Delays Direct-Employee Staffing Rule to 2029

CMS delays contractor-staffed remote monitoring ban to 2029

Medicare will cut billions from 340B, expand site-neutral payments in 2027

Regulators finalized a rule Wednesday that would slash payments for drugs in the controversial 340B program and equalize some payments between care sites. Hospitals railed against the rule.

Also covered by BioPharma Dive, Healthcare Dive

Home health providers get 2.4% payment increase for 2027

Quest Diagnostics pays $13M for physician kickback scheme

Final 2027 Medicare Fee Schedule Deepens Physician Pay Cuts

Also covered by Medical Economics, Chief Healthcare Executive

2027 Medicare OPPS final rule cuts 340B payments, expands site-neutral rates

In the 2027 Medicare final rule for hospital outpatient departments, CMS slightly mitigated several issues that providers had cited regarding the proposed version of the rule. Those steps have not assuaged stakeholder concerns about the rule’s impact on…

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Calendar Year 2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Final Rule (CMS-1850-F) - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | CMS (.gov)

CMS-1850-FC - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | CMS (.gov)