Summary of the American Rescue Plan
On March 10th, Congress passed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan (ARP), which provides in new COVID-19 relief as...
CMS Expands MIPS Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Policy to Exempt Clinicians from Negative Payment Adjustments
On February 25th , the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it will exempt all MIPS-eligible...
Washington Report- January 2021
Washington Report – January 2021 Matt Reiter, Bill Finerfrock and Carolyn Bounds President Biden Signs Regulatory...
Washington Report-December 2020
Washington Report – December 2020 Matt Reiter, Bill Finerfrock and Carolyn Bounds Year-end Bill Funds the Government...
Summary of HHS OCR Proposed Rule Updating the HIPAA Privacy Rule
Summary of HHS OCR Proposed Rule Updating the HIPAA Privacy Rule On December 10th, the Department of Health and...
HBMA No Surprises Act Letter to Congress
The Healthcare Business Management Association (HBMA) appreciates efforts by Congress to reach an agreement on...
Washington Report - November 2020
Washington Report – November 2020 Matt Reiter, Bill Finerfrock and Carolyn Bounds CMS Publishes 2020 Medicare...
Summary of 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Summary of 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule On December 1st , the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...
Washington Report-October 2020
Washington Report – October 2020 Matt Reiter, Bill Finerfrock and Carolyn Bounds 2020 Election Results Update As of...
Washington Report - September 2020
Matt Reiter, Bill Finerfrock and Carolyn Bounds HBMA Submits Comments to CMS on 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule...