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7 Aug 2015, 6:59 am by hvwlawyers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has proposed revisions to the regulations governing enforcement of the physician self-referral law, commonly known as the Stark Law. [read post]
On July 31, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a major final rule to update the Medicare acute hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) and the long-term care hospital prospective payment system (LTCH PPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2016. [read post]
5 Aug 2015, 3:48 pm by Jon Gelman
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that it intends to speed up its collections practices enforcing the Medicare Secondary Payer Act (MSP). [read post]
5 Aug 2015, 1:30 am by Thaddeus Mason Pope, J.D., Ph.D.
Late last month, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden applauded the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for their launch of the Medicare Care Choices Model (MCCM) demonstration, which will enable beneficiaries to continuereceiving curative care while enrolling in hospice care at the same time. [read post]
4 Aug 2015, 11:34 am by Law Offices of Ben Yeroushalmi
The federal government is now instructing health inspectors across America to be vigilant in spotting these errors by nursing homes.A memo sent last month to state health departments, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services referred to a report by ProPublica and The Washington Post that drew attention to the harmful consequences of nursing homes’ mismanagement of the drug. [read post]
3 Aug 2015, 1:30 am by Thaddeus Mason Pope, J.D., Ph.D.
" King introduced his bill in response to the July 8 announcement by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to pay doctors to counsel patients about end-of-life care. [read post]
31 Jul 2015, 2:02 pm by Walton Law Firm
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently proposed a rule forbidding nursing homes from “requiring residents to sign binding arbitration agreements,” and according to a recent article in Modern Healthcare, the rule is “long overdue. [read post]
29 Jul 2015, 6:59 am by Lisa Baird
As previously discussed on our Health Industry Washington Watch blog, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed regulations “to reduce burden and to facilitate compliance” under the physician self-referral law known as the Stark Law. [read post]
28 Jul 2015, 7:14 pm by A. Brian Albritton
Medicare regulations are often complex, ambiguous (especially when applied), and bereft of any guidance by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) or the local Medicare administrative contractor. [read post]
28 Jul 2015, 7:14 pm by A. Brian Albritton
Medicare regulations are often complex, ambiguous (especially when applied), and bereft of any guidance by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) or the local Medicare administrative contractor. [read post]
27 Jul 2015, 11:41 am by Debra A. McCurdy
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed regulations “to reduce burden and to facilitate compliance” under the physician self-referral law known as the Stark Law. [read post]
24 Jul 2015, 9:00 am by hvwlawyers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has added star ratings to its Home Health Compare website that provides information about Medicare-certified home health care agencies. [read post]
24 Jul 2015, 7:11 am by hvwlawyers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has added star ratings to its Home Health Compare website that provides information about Medicare-certified home health care agencies. [read post]
As promised in our July 21st post, our team has compiled a comprehensive analysis of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed rule to establish a Medicare Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CCJR) model, under which CMS would provide a bundled payment to hospitals for an episode of lower extremity joint replacement surgery. [read post]
22 Jul 2015, 1:04 pm by John Suthers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is presently considering changes to the Federal Regulations that govern the operation of nursing homes, including a proposal regarding arbitration. [read post]
22 Jul 2015, 12:00 pm by Gerry W. Beyer
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed revisions to the regulations on the long-term care industry. [read post]
21 Jul 2015, 8:27 am by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will require healthcare providers and governmental entities to transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 effective October 1, 2015. [read post]
20 Jul 2015, 9:37 pm
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled on two regulations implemented by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the federal Stark law (Stark) in 2008. [read post]
20 Jul 2015, 9:00 am by Nicole E. Stratton
Last month, for the first time in over a decade, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published proposed revisions to the Medicaid managed care regulations. [read post]
20 Jul 2015, 8:27 am by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will require healthcare providers and governmental entities to transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 effective October 1, 2015. [read post]