A Discussion with Jeff Davis, Director at McDermott+ on the PFS final rule! youtu.be/oP40ZQad70Y?si=5sJt… via @YouTube

As discussed in this @InHealthPolicy article, the federal regulatory machine is still moving during the shutdown. While the major Medicare payment rules could be delayed, they could wind up being released on time on November 1 since they are statutorily required! Also, the Inside Health Policy article discusses the last two Regs & Eggs blog posts: one related to the shutdown co-authored by Erin Fuller and the other related to Medicare spending coauthored by Parashar Patel. With respect to the Medicare spending regs and eggs blog post: “McDermott+ analyzed the proposed PFS and hospital outpatient pay rules in a recent blog and determined policymakers should look for other ways to control costs in Medicare fee-for-service. “Rising Medicare spending may continue to put pressure on policymakers, including Congress and CMS, to develop cost-cutting approaches, despite the fact that Medicare payment rates have already been squeezed,” the McDermott+ Regs & Eggs post says. “Medicare actuaries project that Medicare payment rates will not drive future growth in Medicare spending.”” Read the shutdown regs and eggs blog post: mcdermottplus.com/blog/regs-… Read the Medicare spending regs and eggs blog post: mcdermottplus.com/blog/regs-…