By Dylan Fisher [5] Insight into CMS' 2018 MACRA final rule released earlier this week. Source: Physicians Practice Welcome to Practice Rounds, our weekly column exploring what's being covered in the larger world of healthcare. CMS Publishes Final Rule under MACRA On Thursday, the CMS published its 2018 Quality Payment Program (QPP) final rule under [...]

Written by Ayla Ellison  | July 28, 2017  CMS issued a proposed rule Thursday that lays out a methodology for implementing cuts to Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital allotments under the ACA beginning in fiscal year 2018. With the expectation of lower uninsured rates and lower levels of hospital uncompensated care, the ACA adjusted the amounts [...]