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HFMA Comment Letter: Second Draft of Sustainable Growth Rate Repeal & Reform Proposal
Read HFMA's comments to the chairs of the House of Representatives' Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce Committees and their respective Health Subcommittees on their drafted framework for legislation to replace the SGR.
Patient Friendly Billing Resources
Patient Friendly Billing Resources Here is an extensive list of patient friendly billing reports, analysis, tools, case studies, and related information.
HFMA Comment Letter: Medicare Program: Request for Information on Clinical Quality Measures Reporting
HFMA comments to CMS on its efforts to simplify requirements for physician quality reporting. HFMA supports efforts to better align CMS policy with HFMA's core payment reform principles.
Medicare Part B Inpatient Billing in Hospitals Proposed Rule Fact Sheet ;reasonable and necessary;Medicare Part A claim denial;inpatient admission
This fact sheet highlights the CMS's proposed rule, Medicare Program; Part B Inpatient Billing in Hospitals, which would revise the current billing policy under Medicare Part B following a denial of a Medicare Part A inpatient claim for services not reasonable and necessary.
CY13 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Fact Sheet
CMS has issued a final rule regarding revisions to payment policies under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for calendar year 2013 (CY13).
CY13 OPPS Final Rule Fact Sheet
This fact sheet provides information on the updates to Medicare payment rates for hospital outpatient services paid under the outpatient prospective payment system and the ambulatory surgical center payment system for calendar year 2013.
Providence’s Revamped Billing Statements Led to Quicker Payment
Providence Health System developed a patient billing statement that encourages faster payment.
Networking Events
Listen to past webinar recordings on consumerism, developing health service pricing, managing third-party liability claims, patient access, and more.
HFMA’s Comment Letter to CMS on Hospital Value-Based Purchasing
HFMA submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the weighting of the HCAHPS domain within the CMS Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program.
Early, Transparent Financial Communications
A PATIENT FRIENDLY BILLING® Project Recommended Practice. This statement specifically addresses patients' rights to understand and prepare for their financial obligation at the earliest point possible in the care experience.