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On September 9, 2024, the US Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and the Treasury (collectively, the Departments) finalized a rule titled Requirements Related to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act. The rule makes several changes related to mental health (MH) parity for group and individual health plans.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the final procedural notice on Transitional Coverage for Emerging Technologies (TCET), effective as of August 12, 2024. TCET is a new pathway that uses existing national coverage determination (NCD) and coverage with evidence development (CED) processes to expedite Medicare coverage of certain breakthrough devices. CMS decided to establish TCET through a procedural notice leveraging existing coverage structures, rather than rulemaking establishing a novel structure, to create what CMS considers to be a faster, more easily modifiable pathway.
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On August 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final update for fiscal year (FY) 2025, along with proposed policy and regulation changes. The final rule updates Medicare payment policies and quality reporting programs relevant for inpatient hospital services and builds on key agency priorities, including advancing health equity and improving the safety and quality of care.
