The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it is expanding access to behavioral health services for beneficiaries with Medicare through coverage of intensive outpatient services. It also is making it easier for the public to learn what a hospital charges for items and services through improved hospital price transparency requirements.

More information can be obtained at CY 2024 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System Final Rule (CMS 1786-FC) | CMS.