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18 Oct 2011, 11:16 am
MedPAC has also highlighted instances in which hospices aggressively marketed their services to nursing facility residents. [read post]
28 Sep 2011, 7:04 am
MedPAC policy analysts explained the proposal during a Sept. 15 meeting. [read post]
26 Sep 2011, 5:36 am
MEDPAC PROPOSES PLAN TO FIX MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENT FORMULA The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recently unveiled a new approach to overhaul the complicated Medicare physician payment formula. [read post]
24 Aug 2011, 5:26 am
MedPAC found that amont the hospices that exceeded the spending cap, 44% of patients transferred back to traditional care from hospices exceeded the six-month spending cap. [read post]
18 Aug 2011, 5:35 am
Proposals to strengthen MedPac as a sort of Federal Reserve of Medicare seem to have gone nowhere. [read post]
14 Aug 2011, 4:06 am
MedPAC estimates that by 2017 Medicare Advantage payment benchmarks will average 101% of traditional Medicare. [read post]
7 Jul 2011, 9:40 am
We can look back to MedPAC recommendations on how to fix this so we don't need an annual doc fix, or look forward to a permanent fix, for which Don Berwick made an impassioned plea, even as he announced the publication of the proposed rule. [read post]
21 Jun 2011, 9:28 am
HLP will continue to update our Blog on MedPAC's proposal, as Congress begins to assess the merits of prior authorization for imaging services. [read post]
15 Jun 2011, 12:39 pm
The MedPAC proposal has also been met by opposition from lawmakers. [read post]
Healthcare News from Capitol Hill and the Department of Health and Human Services - January 24, 2011
24 Jan 2011, 2:01 am
The program will apply to all acute-care prospective payment system (PPS) hospitals.CMS has been soliciting stakeholder input on this process, and public comments on the VBP proposed rule are being accepted through March 8.MEDPAC RECOMMENDS HOME HEALTH COPAY:The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) approved on January 13 a recommendation that Medicare home health recipients be required to make copayments for services. [read post]
11 Nov 2010, 9:54 am
As I wrote last week on the whole SGR fiasco: Here's a ... link to the 2007 MedPAC report, "Assessing Alternatives to the Sustainable Growth Rate System," and a link to the Congressional testimony given on the MedPAC SGR report by Glenn Hackbarth. [read post]
5 Nov 2010, 9:42 am
Update 11/5/2010: Here's a better link to the 2007 MedPAC report, "Assessing Alternatives to the Sustainable Growth Rate System," and a link to the Congressional testimony given on the MedPAC SGR report by Glenn Hackbarth. [read post]
12 Oct 2010, 6:56 am
Several of the changes reflect recommendations similar to those made by MedPac in its annual “Report to the Congress. [read post]
24 Jun 2010, 1:39 pm
The Medicare Payment Advisory Council (MEDPAC) recently delivered its 2010 report to Congress. [read post]
8 Jun 2010, 5:52 am
In preparing its proposal, the IPAB is required to submit a draft proposal by September 1 of the Determination Year to MedPac and to the Secretary of HHS for their review. [read post]
5 Jun 2010, 11:28 am
Studies and reports PPACA directs the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (“MedPac”) to conduct a study on the implementation of the HHS PPS rebasing. [read post]
1 Jun 2010, 5:57 am
“In the natural order of working these out, maybe MedPAC hangs around, maybe it doesn’t,” the Senator said, further indicating MedPAC’s still-uncertain future.NEXT STEPS:We will continue to monitor Congress, CMS and other relevant federal agencies as the implementation of healthcare reform moves steadily forward, and will provide timely updates as new developments occur. [read post]
1 Jun 2010, 5:57 am
“In the natural order of working these out, maybe MedPAC hangs around, maybe it doesn’t,” the Senator said, further indicating MedPAC’s still-uncertain future.NEXT STEPS:We will continue to monitor Congress, CMS and other relevant federal agencies as the implementation of healthcare reform moves steadily forward, and will provide timely updates as new developments occur. [read post]
28 Mar 2010, 3:08 pm
It is important to note that although lawmakers are not required to heed the Commission’s advice, MedPAC’s recommendations have historically influenced and informed congressional and scholarly debate. [read post]
9 Mar 2010, 6:57 pm
This issue of the GreisGuide to LTACHs Newsletter contains articles and information on: A Status Update on Efforts to Extend MMSEA’s LTACH Provisions; Novel Issues in Developing an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in LTACHs; The Joint Commission Approves Interim Staffing Effectiveness Standards for Hospitals and Long Term Care Organizations; MedPAC Releases 2010 Final Report Recommending No Payment Update for LTACHs for RY 2011; Other Recent GreisGuide posts; Career Opportunities;… [read post]
