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2023 MPFS Proposed Rule: Impact on Hospitals

2023 MPFS Proposed Rule: Impact on Hospitals

July 13, 2022 On July 7, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule (PR) for calendar year 2023.  Though the PR primarily addresses Medicare Part B conditions and claims, there may be some provisions found therein that will have direct or indirect effect on hospitals and their decision-makers.  Indeed, the American Hospital Association (AHA) devoted an entire article to the PFS PR, indicating its potential impact on hospitals and…

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Proposed Rule for Rural Hospitals: New Designation and Conditions of Participation

Proposed Rule for Rural Hospitals: New Designation and Conditions of Participation

July 6, 2022 “Country roads, take me home to the place I belong.  West Virginia, mountain mama, take me home, country roads.”  There is an allure to the idyllic lands that lie outside of our nation’s cities and suburbs.  A slow-paced spot where sweeping landscapes and peaceful pastures create a longing, perhaps even a belonging, within the human heart.  But the countryside, with its hills and hollows, streams and forests, is suddenly less alluring when medical attention is required—that is,…

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