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31 Jan 2012, 9:27 am
Forty-three percent of all facilities identified by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as SFFs have participated in Advancing Excellence for more than two years. [read post]
31 Jan 2012, 7:15 am
On Friday, January 27, 2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released its long-awaited proposed rule to implement the provisions of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) relating to pharmaceutical manufacturer payment of Medicaid rebates and limits on Medicaid reimbursement to pharmacies. [read post]
31 Jan 2012, 4:55 am
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) identifies nursing facilities that are providing the worst care to their residents. [read post]
30 Jan 2012, 9:31 am
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) publishes quarterly reports identifying improper payment figures and the top audit issues by region. [read post]
27 Jan 2012, 2:27 pm
On December 19, 2011, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published a proposed rule (the “Proposed Rule”) related to section 6002 of the Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as the “Physician Payment Sunshine Act. [read post]
27 Jan 2012, 10:19 am
A Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recent transmittal, effective February 21, clarifies this requirement and describes the procedures that DME Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) must follow when making claims against a provider's surety bond. [read post]
25 Jan 2012, 4:00 am
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services play a crucial role in regulating the quality of care at most state and local nursing homes. [read post]
24 Jan 2012, 5:39 pm
The FDA and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have jurisdiction to regulate LDTs. [read post]
17 Jan 2012, 5:01 am
From Fierce Health Care: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has been slow to respond to contractor-identified weaknesses in the system that allow for fraud, waste and abuse, according to a report by the Office of Inspector General (OIG), issued Friday. [read post]
16 Jan 2012, 4:15 pm
There are several vendors who specialize in MSA reports and submissions, and they will tell you they are very costly once approved by CMS (Center for Medicare/Medicaid Services). [read post]
13 Jan 2012, 10:14 am
But the change would not apply when state or local government “does not provide for sufficient inspections in accordance with the guidance of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) or applicable state or local law. [read post]
13 Jan 2012, 3:02 am
“The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is emphasizing non-pharmacological interventions for patients who did not have a diagnosis of psychosis or might not be candidates for the drugs. [read post]
12 Jan 2012, 4:00 am
This is how requirements, inspections, and demands made by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) must be heeded by long-term care facilities. [read post]
10 Jan 2012, 2:56 am
Inside Health Policy reports that trial lawyers and other stakeholders are hailing recent guidance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on a program for repaying Medicare for medical services following a third-party settlement, saying that it will help streamline the process. [read post]
10 Jan 2012, 1:37 am
Inside Health Policy reports that trial lawyers and other stakeholders are hailing recent guidance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on a program for repaying Medicare for medical services following a third-party settlement, saying that it will help streamline the process. [read post]
10 Jan 2012, 1:31 am
CMS ISSUES ADDITIONAL HEALTH PLAN WAIVERSOn January 6, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it had granted waivers to 1,231 employer-sponsored health insurance plans that will allow them to continue despite their non-compliance with certain requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).Most of the waiver recipients are limited medical benefit (“mini-med”) plans which are… [read post]
9 Jan 2012, 3:11 pm
Home Health Care: Spending growth for freestanding home health care services slowed in 2010, increasing 6.2 percent to $70.2 billion following growth of 7.5 percent in 2009, as Medicare and Medicaid spending growth slowed in 2010. [read post]
6 Jan 2012, 1:25 pm
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced yesterday an interim final rule that adopts standards for electronic funds transfers (EFT) under HIPAA. [read post]
6 Jan 2012, 1:25 pm
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced yesterday an interim final rule that adopts standards for electronic funds transfers (EFT) under HIPAA. [read post]
6 Jan 2012, 7:09 am
Every private health insurance plan I know of, as well as Medicaid and Medicare, includes a “right of subrogation” that allows the insurer (or the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or “CMS”)) to recover any payments it made to cover the medical care of an insured or beneficiary if that person recovers money from someone else to compensate them for those same injuries. [read post]
