Becker's Healthcare January 2, 2024
Healthcare is an ever-changing industry, and in 2023, CMS made notable changes — some lauded, some contested.
CMS policies affect many issues healthcare leaders and physicians are most passionate about, such as reimbursement and practice capabilities.
Here are 15 policy changes made by CMS last year to know going into 2024, listed in chronological order:
1. CMS implemented a policy that provides complexity adjustments for certain ASC procedures.
Previously, add-on codes did not receive more reimbursement when bundled with primary codes. With this new policy, Medicare will provide adjustments to the payment rate to account for the costs of specific services.
2. The agency issued a final rule to help streamline Medicare Advantage and Part D prior authorizations....
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