CMS proposed in July to expedite its payment reduction for some 340B items and services until it recoups $7.8 billion. Hospital systems are pushing back.  To compensate for underpayments in the 340B ...

Healthcare groups are pushing back on CMS’ proposed physician fee schedule for next year, raising concerns over payment cuts, administrative burdens and mandatory participation in a new value-based ...

My wife and I are 70 years old. We've paid off everything, including the house. Between my pension of $29,000 and Social Security, we're getting a gross of $99,000 a year in income, which is more than ...

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CMS is proposing a 3.4% reduction to the Medicare Part B conversion factor in the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule. The agency is also floating expanded telehealth and dental ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ anesthesia conversion factor previously announced by the American Society of Anesthesiologists were erroneous, ASA ...

In its March report to Congress, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission recommended cutting the 2023 Medicare conversion factor for ASCs and to require ASCs to report cost data. The ASC conversion ...

Did you know you can convert funds from a traditional IRA or other retirement plans to a Roth IRA? With a Roth conversion, you may move all or part of the balance of the retirement assets within your ...

What Is the Basic Premium Factor? The basic premium factor is the acquisition expenses, underwriting expenses, profit, and loss conversion factor adjusted for the insurance charge for a policy. The ...