Advocacy Newsletter

August 2021 Advocacy Newsletter

• EDPMA Weighs in on Upcoming Rule Implementing IDR Provisions for the No Surprises Act
• EDPMA Weighs in with State Medicaid Directors on Addiction Reimbursement
• Labor Department Releases FAQs on Transparency in Coverage
• Recording of EDPMA Webinar on the No Surprises Act Available
• Best Practices for Reporting on COVID Provider Relief
• Don’t Miss Sunday’s Committee Day or Wednesday’s Focus on Reimbursement at the Solutions Summit
• OIG Work Plan Released

July 2021 Advocacy Newsletter

July 2021 Articles:

• EDPMA Prepares Comments on Surprise Billing Interim Final Rule
• July Update on State Activity on Out-of-Network Reimbursement
• CMS Proposes 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
• EDPMA Urges Medicare Conversion Factor Increase
• CMS Proposes 2022 Update to Outpatient Prospective Payment System
• COVID Provider Relief Reporting Portal Opens
• CMS Updates FAQs for Medicare Accelerated and Advanced Payments
• No Surprises Act State APCD Advisory Committee Meets Again

June 2021 Advocacy Newsletter

June 2021 Articles:

• EDPMA Meets with Key Decisionmakers on “No Surprises Act” Regulations
• EDPMA Meets with Insurers on Down-Coding Based on Diagnosis
• EDPMA Comments on Proposed IPPS Rule
• EDPMA Drafts Letter to MACs on Documentation Requirements for Split/Shared Visits
• ACA Upheld Again
• June State Update on Surprise Billing
• New Policy for Separately Reportable Services Implemented
• Update on Debt Collection Legislation
• Report to Congress on Private Equity
• 2021 EDPMA Solutions Summit Special Focus on Reimbursement

May 2021 Advocacy Newsletter

May 2021 Articles:

• Continued Engagement on Implementation of the No Surprises Act
• May State Update on Surprise Billing
• Update on Problematic Down-Coding Policies
• Please Participate in Data Gathering Project around Centene
• CMS Releases 2022 IPPS Proposed Rule
• HHS Plans to Address Network Adequacy in 2023 Rulemaking
• What Have You Done for Me Lately?
• Medicare Telehealth Policy Debates on the Horizon
• HHS Announces Waiver for “Treat in Place” for PHE

April 2021 Advocacy Newsletter

April 2021 Articles:

• Update on Implementation of the No Surprises Act
• April State Update on OON
• Congress Delays 2% Medicare Sequester through 2021
• 2021 MIPS Policy Updates & 2023 Payment Update Considerations
• Don’t Miss Special Wednesday Half-Day Program at EDPMA’s 2021 Solutions Summit
• Participate in Data Gathering Project around Centene
• MedPAC Holds Final Meeting of 2020-2021 Cycle
• EDPMA Weighs in with the AMA on CPT Guidelines