CMS plans to cut what Medicare pays hospitals for drugs bought through the 340B program and push site-neutral payment into a new category of outpatient services, two proposals that together would pull ...

The outpatient acquisition wave is no longer a trend to watch. It is the defining structural force reshaping how surgical care, physician services, and urgent care are owned, staffed, and how ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services July 2 issued a proposed rule that would increase Medicare hospital outpatient ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ annual outpatient hospital pay increase proposal has come with a potential ...

CMS floats Medicare payment for AI diagnostic software, proposing a new category to standardize reimbursement for algorithm-driven clinical tools.

Changes will go into effect Jan. 1, 2027, and aim to improve care delivery and data for maternal health outcomes.

An analysis of the June 2026 final rulemaking that updated the federal independent dispute resolution (IDR) process, the ...

Anesthesia reimbursement has been eroding for years, but the pace of payer-driven policy changes has accelerated sharply since 2023. “Continued decrease in reimbursement certainly puts a strain on ...

For over 5 years, Arthur has been professionally covering video games, writing guides and walkthroughs. His passion for video games began at age 10 in 2010 when he first played Gothic, an immersive ...

Ophthalmic ambulatory surgical centers face financial challenges under Medicare facility fee reimbursements for high-cost procedures.

The House Ways and Means Committee July 1 voted along party lines to advance a bill, H.R. 9504, the Tax-Exempt Hospitals Transparency Act, that would add reporting requirements for nonprofit hospitals ...