This post was co-authored by Paul Palma, legal intern at Robinson+Cole. Paul is not admitted to practice law.

Introduction

On January 28, 2026, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a new report analyzing Medicare Part B (Part B) spending on laboratory tests in 2024. The Protecting Access

On November 1, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued final rules concerning the 2023 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) payment rates and 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS). These final rules implement various updates and policy changes for Medicare payments under the PFS and OPPS, and made significant updates to the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), which go into effect on or after January 1, 2023. We summarize the key changes below and will elaborate on these rules in future posts.

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