Reimbursement & cost reports

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…

Medicare Fee Schedule for 2027 Favors Psych Collab Care Models

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

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)

Medicare finalizes physician pay cut for 2027

Regulators trimmed doctors’ Medicare payments and hammered out other policies to reduce duplicative reimbursement. Providers slammed the cuts, saying they would further destabilize the sector.

Higher Rates, Heavier Scrutiny: Providers Break Down 2027 Medicare Home Health Rule

CMS postpones RPM payment halt for 2 years

CMS is postponing the end of Medicare payments for third-party remote patient monitoring services until 2029, but virtual care stakeholders maintain that these payments are needed to operate RPM programs that expand access to care.

CMS Finalizes 2027 OPPS Rule

MGMA Joins Coalition Condemning CMS Decision to Finalize Drastic Medicare Cuts to Same-Day Patient Care

PFS Final Rule: Deeper Pay Cut Overall, Some Relief for Orthopedic Surgeons

CY 2027 OPPS Final Rule: What the 340B Changes Mean for Hospitals, Patients, and Pharma

CMS finalizes increases to Medicare hospital outpatient department payment rates, changes to site-neutral and 340B for 2027

Medicare Hospice Cap: Beyond the Basics

CMS Finalizes 2027 Physician Fee Schedule With Changes to Primary Care, ACOs and Billing

CMS Releases Final 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Hospital OPPS Rules

CMS Finalizes CY 2027 Physician Fee Schedule to Accelerate Value-Based Prevention and Curb Duplicate Billing

How Medicare’s 2027 Outpatient Rule Reprices 340B Drugs, Expands Ambulatory Surgery, Cuts Imaging Payments, and Creates Business Opportunities in Clinical Software and Care Delivery

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