Being a leader in our industry means staying on top of the rapidly changing reimbursement landscape. Below you’ll find a variety of information resources to help you do the same.

Publications

DK Pierce & Associates is often tapped to do presentations at meetings or give expert opinions in trade journals on the industry's most pressing reimbursement issues.  Below are some examples of our team at work:

 

News Archive

Nov 21, 2011 - Update to Medicare Deductible, Coinsurance and Premium Rates for 2012
Nov 17, 2011 - CMS Announces 90-Day Period of Enforcement Discretion for Compliance with New HIPAA Transaction Standards until March 31, 2012
Nov 14, 2011 - Supreme Court will hear challenge to Health Law in the 2012 term
Oct 06, 2011 - DKP Marketplace - New Limited Time Pricing
Aug 30, 2011 - NEW! DKP Marketplace
Aug 26, 2011 - CMS Releases Medicare Advantage PDP Final Rule
Aug 25, 2011 - Bundled Payment Initiative
Aug 15, 2011 - Proposed Rule for Affordable Insurance Exchanges
Jul 29, 2011 - Governor Quinn Signs Legislation to Increase Affordability of Cancer Treatments
Jul 29, 2011 - Bipartisan legislation would extend the 340B drug discount program to hospitals, according to a government publication.
Jul 25, 2011 - DK Pierce & Associates receives Women's Business Enterprise Recertification
Jul 01, 2011 - DKP e-Alert: CMS Posts 2012 Medicare HOPPS & MPFS Proposed Rules
Jun 17, 2011 - New Technology to Help Fight Medicare Fraud
Jun 06, 2011 - CMS to expand RAC program to include prescription drug program by Q3 2011
Apr 26, 2011 - CMS publishes IPPS proposed rule for 2012
Apr 20, 2011 - CVS Caremark to Partner with New Century Health for Medical Benefit Drug Management
Apr 19, 2011 - 15 States Win Contracts to Develop New Ways to Coordinate Care for People with Medicare and Medicaid
Apr 06, 2011 - CMS releases ACO Proposed Rule
Apr 06, 2011 - Medicare Shared Savings Program
Apr 06, 2011 - Medicare Advantage Program Changes
Apr 06, 2011 - BCBSSC buys CIGNA Government Services
Mar 10, 2011 - Walgreen Co. to Sell Pharmacy Benefit Management Business to Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc.
Mar 10, 2011 - Implementation of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009
Mar 10, 2011 - Judge Rules In Favor Of Plaintiffs Seeking Medicare Coverage Of Off-Label, Medically Necessary Drugs
Jan 28, 2011 - CMS revamps coverage web site
Jan 20, 2011 - 2011 Poverty Guidelines Announced via Federal Register
Nov 12, 2010 - DKP e-Alert: CMS: Medicare Announces 5-Star Ratings for 2011 Program, MA Quality Bonus Payment Demo, ACA Provision Implementation
Nov 09, 2010 - DKP e-Alert: J11 Part B Transition Dates
Nov 08, 2010 - Amy Schroeder, RPh, brings clinical compendia expertise to DK Pierce & Associates, Inc.
Nov 03, 2010 - DKP e-Alert: CMS releases Final Rules
Nov 01, 2010 - McKesson to Purchase US Oncology in a Transaction Valued at $2.16 Billion
Oct 25, 2010 - New UnitedHealthcare Cancer Care Payment Model to Focus on Best Treatment Practices and Better Health Outcomes
Oct 25, 2010 - CMS Study Shows Consolidating Parts B and D Could Save Medicare Nearly $150 Million
Oct 21, 2010 - Partial Code Freeze Prior to ICD-10 Implementation
Oct 20, 2010 - A New Way to Pay for Chemotherapy
Oct 06, 2010 - Announcing the new Part B Drug Information Guide
Oct 06, 2010 - DKP e-Alert: Health Care Reform: Prove it Works and CMS Will Pay
Oct 04, 2010 - DKP e-Alert! FDA schedules public hearing on Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act
Oct 04, 2010 - Sanofi-Aventis launches hostile Genzyme bid
Sep 30, 2010 - DKP e-Alert: CMS Posts 4th Quarter Hospital Outpatient Allowables
Sep 29, 2010 - DKP e-Alert: Harvard Pilgrim Cancels Medicare Advantage Plan
Sep 26, 2010 - e-Alert: Medicare 4th Quarter 2010 Average Sales Price (ASP) Files Are Now Available
Sep 21, 2010 - DKP e-Alert: CMS awards Company's National Government Services subsidiary the Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contract for Jurisdiction B
Sep 20, 2010 - DKP e-Alert: Medco Completes Acquisition of United BioSource Corporation
Sep 20, 2010 - Wilshire Oncology Medical Group and US Oncology Unite
Sep 17, 2010 - DKP e-Alert: Northern California Oncologists Taps Via Oncology to Support its Payer-Provider Partnership Strategy
Sep 17, 2010 - DKP e-Alert: Medicare Program; Workshop Regarding Accountable Care Organizations and Implications Regarding Antitrust, Physician Self-Referral, Anti-Kickback, and Civil Monetary Penalty (CMP) Laws
Sep 10, 2010 - DKP e-Alert: J11 MAC Contract Awarded to Palmetto GBA / GAO denied protest 9/9/10
Aug 27, 2010 - DKP e-Alert: US Oncology Invests in the Development of Physician-Payer Risk Contracting Model With Milliman Assistance
Aug 24, 2010 - DKP e-Alert: CMS Posts Discarded Drug Waste Clarification