American College of Cardiology

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The ACC submitted formal comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Sept. 4, providing feedback and raising concerns on several issues of relevance to the cardiovascular community in the 2025 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) proposed rule.

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American College of Cardiology

JULY 18, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed 2025 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System rule on July 10. CMS proposes a 2.6% increase to OPPS payment rates that reflects a market basket update of 3.0%

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American College of Cardiology

AUGUST 15, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Aug. 15 announced the results of price negotiations for the first 10 drugs selected for the Medicare Drug Negotiation Program, made possible by the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022.

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American College of Cardiology

JULY 16, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) on July 10, addressing Medicare payment and quality provisions for physicians in the coming year. Under the proposal, physicians will see a decrease to the conversion factor of 2.80% on Jan.

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American College of Cardiology

MARCH 11, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on March 9 a new opportunity to request advanced Medicare payments for clinicians impacted by the cyberattack and resulting claims disruptions with Change Healthcare.

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American College of Cardiology

JULY 10, 2024

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released on July 10 the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability (HTI-2) proposed rule, building on the HTI-1 final rule released in 2023 and additional information blocking rules released (..)

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American College of Cardiology

JANUARY 24, 2024

The final Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Interoperability and Prior Authorization (PA) Rule released this month marks a major milestone in reforming prior authorization practices and reflects the ongoing work of ACC Advocacy to reduce prior authorization burden on clinicians.

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American College of Cardiology

JUNE 6, 2024

The ACC submitted formal comments on June 5 to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed rule.

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Cassling

JANUARY 10, 2023

UPDATE: The penalty phase of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) program has been suspended until further notice. A major goal of the AUC is to help providers order the most appropriate test for their patients by using a Clinical Decision Support Mechanism (CDSM).

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CardiacWire

MARCH 24, 2024

Less than two weeks after Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug Wegovy gained expanded FDA approval for cardiovascular event risk reduction, CMS issued a new Medicare Part D guidance that allows coverage of obesity drugs for senior patients with “an additional medically accepted indication”… like cardiovascular disease.

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DAIC

JUNE 4, 2024

HeartFlow’s accurate and actionable Plaque Analysis aligns with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) commitment to supporting technologies that enhance diagnostic accuracy and patient care: HeartFlow Plaque Analysis is the only FDA cleared plaque analysis with a reported 95% agreement prospectively compared to the gold standard, IVUS.¹

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DAIC

JULY 25, 2024

The CardiAMP clinical development for heart failure is supported by the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund and is reimbursed by Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for both treatment and control procedures. CAUTION - Limited by United States law to investigational use.

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DAIC

MARCH 5, 2024

Andrea Fletcher , Chief Digital Strategy Officer and Director of the Digital Service at Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ( CMS ) will present, “ Teaching the Elephant to Dance: Digital Transformation in the United States ” on March 13 in an afternoon education session.

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DAIC

MAY 2, 2024

The CardiAMP cell therapy trials for the indications of both chronic myocardial ischemia and ischemic heart failure are covered by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid for both treatment and control procedures. CAUTION - Limited by United States law to investigational use.

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DAIC

JUNE 4, 2024

Even when social determinants of health (SDOH) are screened, they do not guide the development of actionable clinical care plans that are meaningful to the patient for their health management or recovery. This missing puzzle piece matters now more than ever.

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GEMMS

MARCH 7, 2024

In late 2023, CMS released the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Final Rule, ushering in key policy changes for the Quality Payment Program (QPP). The 2024 payment adjustment is important to compensation for Medicaid services provided. Be sure to check your qualifying status using the QPP Participation Status Tool.

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DAIC

MARCH 7, 2024

Data was pulled from 2010–2019 Physician/Supplier Procedure Summary (PSPS) files obtained from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website. Rao, MD, FACR, from Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals. CCTA’s Presence at RSNA23 As Jani observed, CCTA had a large and noticeable presence on the RSNA23 exhibit hall floor.

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Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Technology

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The TVT Registry has been approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to meet registry requirements outlined in the national coverage decisions for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR).

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DAIC

MARCH 14, 2024

AMA is hearing reports that despite CMS instructions, some MACs are still requiring a waiver to accept paper claims. CMS should ensure that MACs allow paper claims without waivers. Automatically apply hardship exemptions for CMS-impacted programs. Waive timely filing deadlines for claims and appeals.

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DAIC

MARCH 7, 2024

The CardiAMP HF trial is supported by the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund and has reimbursement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for both treatment and control procedures. The CardiAMP HF II trial is expected to similarly secure CMS reimbursement.

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Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Factors considered in analysis include patient age, sex, geographic region, Medicaid dual eligibility, disability status prior to age 65, comorbidities, admission length of stay, discharge disposition, and hospital characteristics.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

With the CMS change CAS use could increase further. Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A49-A49, February 1, 2024. Annual usage of CEA declined from 51.6 cases/100,000 population in both sexes combined (APC -5.4%, 95%CI -6.0 and women (APC 15.2%, 95%CI 10.2 to 20.4) (Figure 1).Conclusion:Despite

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The Beat Blog

AUGUST 12, 2022

These days, it’s significant that The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation has clearly expressed that they want every Medicare beneficiary in an accountable care plan by 2030. And their newest program, called ACO Reach, has attracted hundreds of applicants, as CMS seeks to ensure historically underserved patients are fully included.

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