CMS Releases 3 Proposed Rules

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released 3 proposed rules this week. The first, released July 1, 2014, is the calendar year 2015 proposed rule for services reimbursed under the Home Health Prospective Payment System. The second, released July 3, 2014, is the calendar year 2015 proposed rule for services reimbursed under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, that does include outpatient therapy services. The third, released July 3, 2014, is the calendar year 2015 proposed rule for the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs. To access all the proposed rules, sign in and click on the appropriate link.