CMS Issues Revised Guidance on Hospital Price Transparency Requirements
POWERS Principal, Barbara Williams, provides information regarding Price Transparency Requirements Effective January 1, 2019. Read the memo here.
Powers Principal Bobby Silverstein Quoted in SHRM Discussing President Bush’s Support in Making Americans with Disabilities Act a Reality
Powers Principal Robert “Bobby” Silverstein was recently quoted in a Society for Human Resource Management article discussing the importance of President George H.W. Bush’s support in the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
New Medicare Reimbursement Model
On Thursday, October 25, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (“ANPRM”) describing a new Medicare reimbursement model aimed at lowering prescription drug costs. Click here to read the Powers memo.
Bipartisan Senate and House Committee Letter to HRSA Signals Continued Focus on 340B Program
A bipartisan letter sent earlier this week by the leadership of the Senate and House committees with oversight of the 340B Program reflects both Congressional resolve to keep a focus on the program and potentially a shifting battlefield regarding potential changes in the 340B Program at the close of 2018 and entering 2019. Read More
Powers Summarizes Key Changes to IPPS for 2019
Powers summarizes key changes to the acute-care hospital IPPS proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for FFY 2019, as well as proposals related to quality reporting programs for cancer hospitals, long-term care and psychiatric facilities. The proposed rule is in the May 7, 2018 Federal Register. Comments are due by 5 pm Eastern on June 25, 2018. The tables and data files for the proposed FFY 2019 IPPS rule are available on the FFY 2019 Proposed Rule Home Page.Read More