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If your organization is a teaching hospital that disputes data in the CMS Hospital Cost Report Information System (“HCRIS”) file in connection with Section 131 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act (“CAA”), you have a deadline of November 18, 2022, to submit information to your Medicare Administrative Contractors (“MACs”). The official CMS posting is available... READ MORE

Recent regulations from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) based on the GME changes in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (“CAA”) create new funding opportunities for many teaching hospitals. Opportunities are available for hospitals in the following categories: CMS will award 1,000 new FTE cap slots over the next five years. CMS... READ MORE

The Consolidated Appropriations Act (“Appropriations Act”) that Congress passed in late December 2020 contained a number of provisions that will be of benefit to teaching hospitals. This article is Part 3 of our series providing insight into these CMS changes and more recent statutory changes. Part 1, which addresses resident moonlighting and redocumentation requirements,... READ MORE

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “Act”) was signed into law on December 27, 2020 and recasts the Medicare hospice survey requirements and establishes new Medicare enforcement options and procedures. The Act’s hospice provisions generally track those contained in the Helping our Senior Population in Comfort Environments, also known as the HOSPICE Act, which... READ MORE

After weeks of negotiations, the Senate and House passed a legislative package combining a $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill with a $1.4 trillion omnibus bill. The massive 5,500+ page bill officially titled the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “Act”), passed both the Senate and House with overwhelming bipartisan support. President Trump is expected to... READ MORE