CMS Releases Burden Reduction Changes for Healthcare
On September 30, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule (regulation) regarding burden reduction for healthcare. This was in direct action to President Trump’s direction to agencies across the Federal Government to “cut the red tape,” by reducing unnecessary burden for healthcare providers, allowing them to focus on their priority: patients. As a reminder, the rule addresses seventeen provider types including Hospitals, Critical Access…