Washington Report – June, 2018
(Covers activity between 6/1/18 and 6/30/18)
Bill Finerfrock, Matt Reiter, Sarah Wilson and Carolyn Bounds
Washington Report – June Issue
- HBMA GR Committee Holds Annual Visit to CMS and Washington, D.C.
- 2017 MIPS Performance Feedback is Available via EIDM Accounts
- CAQH Index Shows Billions in Potential Savings Remain from Transition to Electronic Transactions
- Department of Labor Issues Association Health Plan Final Rule
- Social Security Number Removal Initiative Update
- CMS Publishes FY 2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes
- CMS to Again Include QMB Status on Remittance Advice
- CMS Publishes 2017 Open Payments Data
- HHS Throws Cold Water on Physician-Focused Payment Models
- CMS Solicits Public Input on how to Reform Physician Self-referral Law
- MedPAC Suggests Ten Percent Increase for E&M Payments
- 2018 Trustees Report Projects Accelerated Timeline for Hospital Trust Fund Insolvency
- House Passes Series of Opioid Bills
- CMS Creates First Medicaid and CHIP “Scorecard”
- DOJ Boasts Largest Annual Fraud Takedown to Date
- Federal Court Blocks Kentucky’s Medicaid Work Requirement
- CMS Transmittals