CMS proposes 2018 Medicare payment, policy updates for hospital admissions

CMS issued a proposed rule to update 2018 Medicare payment and policies for patients admitted into the hospital, according to a press release. The rule seeks to relieve regulatory burdens for providers, support patient-doctor relationships and encourage transparency, flexibility and innovation to transform the health care delivery system and the Medicare program.“Through this proposed rule, we want to reduce burdens for hospitals so they can focus on providing high quality care for patients,” Seema Verma, MPH, CMS Administrator, said in the release. “Medicare is better able to support the work (Read more...)

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