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December 6, 2024

LTPAC Health IT Collaborative Urges Lawmakers to Extend Medicare Telehealth Policies

PALTmed, in collaboration with the LTPAC HIT Collaborative, has made a significant appeal to lawmakers to extend Medicare telehealth policies that were initially implemented during the pandemic. The collaborative is advocating for a two-year extension of these policies, emphasizing their critical role in a...
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December 2, 2024

2024 QPP Exception Applications are Available

The 2024 Quality Payment Program (QPP) Exception applications are available through December 31, 2024, at 8:00 PM ET. Two types of exception applications allow users to indicate the reason they’re unable to report data for one or more Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) performance categories. ...
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November 22, 2024

CMS Announces Key Revisions to Nursing Home Surveyor Guidance for 2025

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released updated guidance for nursing home surveyors that will take effect on February 24, 2025. The updates aim to enhance the quality of care and ensure compliance with evolving standards in long-term care facilities. These revisions, which will be i...
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November 18, 2024

Highlights from the 2024 AMA Interim House of Delegates Meeting

The 2024 Interim Meeting of the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates covered critical issues affecting the U.S. health-care system. Among the most pressing topics was Medicare physician payment, which remains the AMA's top advocacy priority. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Ser...
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November 18, 2024

CMS Releases New National Quality Strategy Fact Sheets

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Advancing Health Care Safety for All: CMS’ Path to Promote Zero Preventable Harm Fact Sheet and updated the National Quality Strategy Cross-Cutting Initiative Fact Sheet.
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November 18, 2024

Skilled Nursing Facilities Revalidation Due Date Extended to May 1, 2025

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is revalidating skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) enrolled in Medicare as part of a comprehensive effort to collect updated data on ownership, managerial structures, and related parties. This revalidation process will take place from October to Decembe...
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November 4, 2024

2025 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Released

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the final rule for the Medicare Physician Payment Schedule for Calendar Year (CY) 2025. The staff at the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association will review the more than 3,000-page rule and prepare a summary.
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November 1, 2024

Ask Congress to Support New Bill Preventing Medicare Payment Cuts

Without congressional action, the budget neutrality requirements mandated by the CY 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule will cause the Conversion Factor (CF) to decrease from approximately $33.29 to $32.36 starting January 1, 2025. This 2.8% reduction marks the fifth consecutive year ...