The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) final rule (CMS-1738-F, CMS-1687-F, and CMS-5531-F) that updates payment and benefit category policies and other provisions for DMEPOS items.
New ICD-10 Codes Announced For Reporting COVID-19 Therapeutics, Vaccination Status
Effective April 1, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will implement three new ICD-10 diagnosis codes for reporting COVID-19 vaccination status and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will implement seven new ICD-10 procedure codes for COVID-19 therapeutics and vaccines.
Medicare Premiums, Deductibles & Coinsurance Increase For 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2022 premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance amounts for the Medicare Part A and Part B programs, and the 2022 Medicare Part D income-related monthly adjustment amounts.
CMS Announces Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Policy To Individual MIPS Eligible Clinicians
Due to the 2019 coronavirus pandemic public health emergency, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is applying the automatic extreme and uncontrollable circumstances (EUC) policy to all individual MIPS eligible clinicians for the 2021 MIPS performance year. The automatic EUC policy doesn’t apply to group, virtual group, or APM Entity participation.
Home Health Payment System Final Rule For Calendar Year 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a rule that finalizes a nationwide expansion of the successful Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model and makes updates to the Medicare Home Health Prospective Payment System (PPS) and the home infusion therapy services payment rates for Calendar Year (CY) 2022, in accordance with existing statutory and regulatory requirements.
