Chris Cusimano
CMS 2027 Inpatient Psychiatric Facility (IPF) Proposed Rule
On April 7, 2026 CMS released the FY 2027 IPF Proposed Rule with a modest +2.3% net ...
CMS 2027 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Proposed Rule
On April 6, 2026 CMS released the FY 2027 IRF Proposed Rule with a modest +2.4% net ...
CMS Posts Revised FFY 2024 SSI File for Inpatient Rehab Hospitals
On March 17, 2026 CMS released the FFY 2024 SSI File for Inpatient Rehab Facilities. ...
CMS Released the FFY 2024 SSI File for IPPS Hospitals
On March 17, 2026 CMS released the FFY 2024 SSI File for IPPS hospitals. These files have ...
Medicare DSH: 1115 Waiver Days Granted Expedited Judicial Review by PRRB
On February 24, GDS noted that hospital executives should be watching Covenant Medical ...
340B MA Underpayments: Current Settlement Offers & Other Happenings
Recently, a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan began issuing settlement offers to hospitals for ...
340B Hospitals: OPPS Drug Acquisition Cost Survey is Live
GDS noted in our 11/24/2025 blog that the 2026 OPPS Final Rule finalized CMS’s intent to ...
Circuit Court Overturns District Court's Vacatur of Exclusionary Rule Regarding Certain 1115 Waiver Days
On December 9, 2025, the Fifth Circuit (Case 24-10934) overturned the Northern District ...
CMS 2026 Outpatient PPS Final Rule
On November 21, 2025, CMS put on display the Calendar Year 2026 Outpatient Prospective ...