APEX Compass · Updates
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Compass tracks federal regulatory cycles. CMS publishes fee schedules each November, HHS publishes the Federal Poverty Level each January, and HRSA refreshes sliding-fee guidance via Program Policy Notices. Every change to a published figure or chapter is logged here.
← Open APEX Compass- 2026-05-16Published & last updated — May 16, 2026
- Published Compass v1: 16 chapters covering History, Foundation, Medicare A/B/C/D, Medigap, Medicaid, LTC, Private Commercial, Fee Schedules, Coordination of Benefits, Federal Laws, Health Data, Patient Rights, Comparative Capstone, Current Reference Data, and Glossary.
- History chapter: Seven-Defects diagnosis of the U.S. system and subcontracting upcharge diagram (one ER visit → up to seven bills).
- Reference chapter: 2025 HHS FPL, full HRSA Sliding Fee Discount Schedule bands, and complete CMS Medicare fee schedule values for CY 2025.
- Interactive calculators: FPL eligibility, Medicare IRMAA estimator, HRSA sliding-fee band lookup.
- Global ⌘K search across every chapter and the complete Glossary.
- In-chapter sticky Table of Contents with scroll-spy.
- Auto-linked acronym tooltips sourced from the Glossary.
- Per-module Quick Check quizzes (History, Medicare A/B, Reference, Patient Rights).
- Patient mode — hides regulatory-citation and exam-prep callouts for non-professional readers.
- Bilingual scaffold: UI chrome and chapter titles in EN / ES; Reference chapter fully bilingual.
- Light / dark theme toggle with persisted preference.
- Authored by Vincent J. Lopez.