In January 2021, the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) implemented the Price Transparency Regulations (“PTR”) which required hospitals to publish prices for all their services on their websites in a user-friendly format — improving consumer access to pricing information when shopping for health services. Since implementing the PTR, CMS has seen a significant … Continue Reading
In October 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) requested information from the public regarding its proposal to establish a National Directory of Healthcare Providers and Services (“NDH”). This proposal was a response to recent CMS data showing that nearly half of Medicare Advantage plan directories were inaccurate, despite CMS’s quarterly reporting requirements. … Continue Reading
