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HBMA NSA Proposed Rule Comments - October 26th, 2023

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Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services...

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HBMA Government Relations Committee Completes Successful Advocacy Visit to Baltimore, M.D. and Washington, D.C.

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On June 11th and 12th, the HBMA Government Relations (GR) Committee held its annual advocacy visit to the...

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The Annual Call for MIPS Quality Measures is Now Open

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The following information was shared by the CMS Office of Communications on Friday, March 1, 2019. This is provided to...

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HBMA response to Sen. Cassidy on unexpected out-of-network (OON) medical bills

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February 18, 2019 Hon. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. 520 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator...

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HBMA to Meet with White House Staff to Discuss Surprise Medical Billing

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Earlier this year, the HBMA Government Relations Committee identified so-called ”surprise medical bills” as an issue...

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Midterm Election Analysis

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Last week, millions of Americans went to the polls to cast their votes for a number of important federal, state, and...

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HBMA Submits Letter of Support for Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017

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THE HBMA Government Relations Committee recently submitted a letter to Congress in support of H. R. 3635, the Local...

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HBMA Submits Recommendations to CMS for Targeted Probe and Educate Program

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THE HBMA Government Relations Committee recently submitted recommendations to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid for...

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HBMA Comments to CMS on 2019 MPFS Propose Rule

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THE HBMA Government Relations Committee recently submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid in...

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HBMA Expresses Support for Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017

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The HBMA GR Committee recently wrote a letter to the Representatives Lynn Jenkins and Ron Kind in support of their...

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HBMA Joins Other Practice Management Associations on Letter to CMS on Hospital Price Transparency Proposal

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HBMA has partnered with 11 practice management and medical specialty organizations to submit a comment letter to the...

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MIPS Claims Based Quality Measures Projections and Results (Video)

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This demo, available here , shows users a new qpp.cms.gov feature. This feature will allow a user from a group who...

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Summary of the Major Medicare/Health Provisions in the Government Funding Deal

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To: HBMA Membership From: HBMA GR Committee Re: Summary of the Major Medicare/Health Provisions in the Government...

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Alternative Payment Models in the Quality Payment Program as of January 2018

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) have released a table that displays the Alternative Payment Models (APMs)...

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New Medicare Cards Updates

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New Medicare Card: Web Updates for Providers To help you prepare for the transition to the Medicare Beneficiary...

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The Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Policy for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) in 2017

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Recently, many of you as eligible clinicians were affected by California wildfires and Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria,...

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CMS Soliciting Stakeholder Recommendations for Potential Additions and/or Revisions to Specialty Measure Sets for the 2019 MIPS Program

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is accepting recommendations from stakeholders for potential...

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