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1 Nov 2012, 12:13 pm by fraudfighters
  In order to help them steer through all of the various choices and find the best Part D plan for their specific needs, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has created a Plan Finder tool for participants. [read post]
27 May 2022, 4:01 pm by Christine Clements and Arushi Pandya*
The Report is another example of the OIG fanning the fire of criticism of MAOs by ignoring the overwhelming evidence that MAOs provide access to medically necessary services and also minimized the program requirements and guidance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”), with which MAOs must comply. [read post]
13 Aug 2021, 10:43 am by greggshapiro.admin
Medicare Advantage insurance plans receive a capitated per patient monthly rate that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) sets based on an analysis of demographic “risk factors [such] as age, disability status, gender, [and] institutional status. [read post]
16 Jan 2010, 6:00 am by Steven Peck
Key terms Overall rating One (worst) to five (best) stars, determined by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services based on data in three elements: health inspections, nurse staffing, and measures of quality of care. [read post]
24 Jun 2020, 6:50 am by Robert Kraft
That number eclipses a count released Monday by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal government’s first attempt at a comprehensive tally. [read post]
5 May 2015, 4:00 am by Jon Gelman
As part of the Administration’s goals of better, care, smarter spending, and healthier people, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced the availability of new, privacy-protected data on Medicare Part D prescription drugs prescribed by physicians and other health care professionals in 2013. [read post]
4 Mar 2019, 8:41 am by Chelsie King Garza
The review, which was conducted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), identified several lapses in basic care standards and failures to correct systematic problems that had already been brought to the attention of hospital officials. [read post]
10 Jun 2010, 6:15 am by Robert Elliott, J.D.
  A Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) memorandum, published May 2010 changes the way prescription drugs are included as part of a MSA for Medicare beneficiaries. [read post]
2 Nov 2012, 4:04 pm
In an almost ironic turn of events, in a July 13, 2012 memorandum that our firm obtained from a MAC, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), while professing that it still believed that hospitals were not entitled to full Part B reimbursement in these situations, directed all MACs and other fiscal intermediary contractors to effectuate ALJ orders for full Part B reimbursement. [read post]
2 Mar 2011, 5:48 pm by Robert Elliott, J.D.
    The regulation, COMAR 14.09.01.19, would establish guidelines for reviewing and approving proposed workers comp settlement agreements in compliance with the review thresholds established by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and spell out the data elements that must be part of all settlement agreements. [read post]
25 Oct 2011, 2:18 pm
So the Joint Commission and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) compared hospitals it accredited with those it didn’t using other evidence-based measures of quality. [read post]
8 Apr 2020, 7:12 am by Law Offices of Robert Dixon
Earlier this year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated its consumer accessible nursing home rating tool. [read post]
12 Aug 2016, 8:49 am by Walton Law Firm
Over the last year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has been working on a federal rule that would prohibit forced arbitration agreements in nursing homes across the country, permitting facilities instead to have only voluntary binding arbitration agreements (like those in California). [read post]
26 Sep 2024, 11:52 am by Brittney Cafero
Factual Background The MAO contracts with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to offer Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, MA-Prescription Drug plans, and MA/MA-PD EGWPs. [read post]
3 Jul 2010, 8:20 am by Thomas Gallivan
Below please find a complete explanation of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") Special Focus Facility Initiative. [read post]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (“ONC”) have released a final rule establishing “disincentives” (i.e., penalties) for health care providers that participate in certain Medicare payment programs who have engaged in information blocking, as determined by the HHS Office of Inspector General (“OIG”). … [read post]
25 Jan 2022, 2:36 pm by Caitlin Lentz
The CMS Vaccine Mandate CMS’ vaccine mandate requires all staff at Medicare and Medicaid-certified provider facilities, except for those with approved medical or religious exemptions, to be vaccinated. [read post]
22 Jul 2018, 5:43 pm by Jon Gelman
"'Time spent on paperwork is time away from patients,' said Seema Verma, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. [read post]
15 Jan 2008, 9:32 am
Recently, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced the names of 54 nursing homes that had ranked as one of the worst in their state. [read post]