Healthcare News of Note: Noncompliance with new price transparency rules appears to be common Save Print
CMS is auditing a sample of hospitals to determine whether those facilities are in compliance with the price transparency regulations that went into effect Jan. 1.
Tennessee s waiver to create a Medicaid block grant program in the state was approved by CMS on Jan. 8.
HFMA s Voices in Healthcare Finance podcast has undergone a makeover, and will include more staff co-hosts, trending news updates and general interest topics like how remote workers can keep their information secure.
Among the healthcare finance news that I found interesting this past week are the following stories.
On January 1, 2021, hospitals and health systems will be required to comply with Hospital Price Transparency requirements or face possible penalties from the Centers of Medicare and.
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CMS said Dec. 18 it will audit a sample of hospitals for compliance with price transparency requirements, which take effect Jan. 1, according to
MLN Connects.
[1] In addition, CMS will investigate complaints submitted to CMS and review “analyses of non-compliance, and hospitals may face civil monetary penalties for noncompliance.” CMS has a website for people to report noncompliance.
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The American Hospital Association (AHA), Association of American Medical Colleges and other groups said Dec. 14 they have filed a lawsuit
[3] against HHS, alleging it failed to enforce the requirements of the 340B drug discount program. “This lawsuit will require the department to take actions that we’ve long called for against drug companies that are disregarding the law by limiting the distribution of certain 340B drugs to eligible hospitals. It’s time to stop these illegal actions from drug companies and protect vulnerable patients and communities,” said AHA Preside
A version of this article was first published December 14, 2020, by HCPro s
Q: How does CMS define a shoppable service ? What information needs to be included in the list of 300 shoppable services required by the Hospital Price Transparency final rule?
A: A shoppable service is typically a nonurgent service a patient can schedule in advance, Hartstein said. The list of shoppable services must include 70 services selected by CMS and 230 services selected by the hospital for a total of 300 services. If your hospital doesn’t offer one or more of the CMS-selected services, you must indicate that the service isn’t offered at your hospital, said