Medicare Graduate Medical Education and Organ Acquisition Payment Policy Changes
 
On Monday December 27, CMS published Federal Register / Vol. 86. No. 245 [CMS–1752–FC3. This Final Rule with comment period includes new teaching slots for graduate medical education, modifications to organ acquisition reimbursement, and postpones potential changes related to Section 1115 waiver days for empirical DSH payments. February 25 is the deadline to submit comments to CMS for the issues (discussed below) whereby CMS is seeking feedback.