by hayden | CMS, Covid-19, Post-Acute Long-Term Care
On September 18th, President Joe Biden called the COVID pandemic over in a particular segment on 60 Minutes. Biden made this announcement stating, “We still have a problem with COVID. We’re still doing a lot of work…but the pandemic is over.”... 
by Saisystems International | CMS, Medicare
Medicare payment cut has been delayed In a late-night vote on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, Senate passed a legislation that would prevent many statutory Medicare payment cuts in CY 2022. The legislation was introduced by Congress members Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) and Kim... 
by Saisystems International | CMS, Long-Term Post-Acute Care, Medicare, Telehealth
On July 30, Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and Ben Cardin (D-MD), members of the Senate Finance Committee, and Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Ann Kuster (D-NH) reintroduced companion versions of the Reducing Unnecessary Senior Hospitalizations (RUSH) Act of 2021, bipartisan,... 
by Saisystems International | CMS, Healthcare, Long-Term Post-Acute Care, Medicare
On July 13, CMS released the proposed physician fee schedule for CY 2022. This proposed rule includes updated payment policies, payment rates, and other provisions for services furnished under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) on or after January 1, 2022. CMS... 
by Saisystems International | CMS, Electronic Health Record, Long-Term Post-Acute Care, Medicare
The COVID-19 pandemic has bolstered the transition from volume-based to value-based care. This transition has attracted more attention to the Quality Payment Program (QPP), which seeks to reward high-value, high-quality Medicare clinicians with payment increases... 
by Saisystems International | CMS, Covid-19, Electronic Health Record, Long-Term Post-Acute Care, Medicare, Post-Acute Long-Term Care
The Quality Payment Program (QPP) announced that they are reweighting the cost performance category under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) from 15% to 0% for the 2020 performance period. This change follows the analysis of the 2020 performance year...