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4 Jun 2012, 11:09 am by Rafael Gonzalez
Rafael has been responsible for all areas of Medicare Set Aside Allocations (MSAs) including the preparation of MSAs and their approval by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services. [read post]
14 Nov 2023, 2:00 pm by Sherica Celine
Educate your healthcare clients on prohibitions regarding false statements for services provided to Medicare or Medicaid patients, as well as false statements made to qualify a facility for participation in a federal healthcare program. [read post]
17 Jul 2014, 6:36 am by Debra A. McCurdy
On July 15, 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its plans to recompete the supplier contracts awarded in Round 2 of the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program and the National Mail-Order diabetic testing supplies competition, as it is required by statute to do at least every three years. [read post]
19 Dec 2017, 2:47 pm by Nursing Home Law Center Staff
To ensure the elderly, disabled, and rehabilitating residents remain safe, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and state agencies routinely survey and inspect every nursing home in Kansas. [read post]
2 Mar 2015, 12:07 pm
Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General ("OIG") titled Limited Compliance with Medicare's Home Health Face-to-Face Documentation Requirements, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") has decided to audit all home health agencies ("HHAs") in the country. [read post]
13 Dec 2013, 8:31 am
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") recently released a favorable advisory opinion, CMS AO-2013-03, that interprets the "whole hospital" exception to the physician self-referral prohibition commonly known as the Stark Law. [read post]
29 Nov 2018, 8:10 am by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
Seema Verma, administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, declined to give details of those plans or who might be covered, but the fact that planning is underway suggests how seriously the administration is taking the threat from the court case. [read post]
19 Dec 2011, 6:38 am
As we reported in our Healthcare Update on November 7, the new Fee Schedule calls for an overall 27.4% reduction in payment rates for physicians, nurse practitioners and physical therapists.Fee Schedule payments are determined by a Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula that was adopted in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is required to follow. [read post]
27 Sep 2023, 4:10 am by nagarjun.kannan@thomsonreuters.com
One avenue to coverage is to apply for Social Security disability which comes with either Medicaid or Medicare depending on one’s work credits. [read post]
29 Dec 2021, 11:46 am by Stuart M. Gerson and Traycee Ellen Klein
One is an interim final rule promulgated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”); the other is an Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) issued by the U.S. [read post]
11 Jan 2023, 7:58 am by Broden & Mickelsen, LLP
In one case, a Texas couple that owned and operated several group homes was sentenced to 60 months in prison for engaging in a $1 million Medicare fraud scheme to send residents to a community health center in exchange for illegal kickbacks concealed as payment for undelivered or unnecessary services. [read post]
11 Jan 2023, 7:58 am by Broden & Mickelsen, LLP
In one case, a Texas couple that owned and operated several group homes was sentenced to 60 months in prison for engaging in a $1 million Medicare fraud scheme to send residents to a community health center in exchange for illegal kickbacks concealed as payment for undelivered or unnecessary services. [read post]
22 Jun 2015, 4:52 am by David DePaolo
There's good evidence that about $12 billion per year of workers' compensation obligation is being absorbed by the Social Security Disability program, and that at some point they'll want their money back.It took some time for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to awaken to the pot of gold at the end of their statutes, but when they figured it out all sorts of hell broke loose. [read post]
Requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to develop guidance for hospitals on pain management and opioid use disorder prevention and to review Medicare quality measures related to opioids and opioid use disorders. [read post]
22 Jul 2007, 4:42 pm
Medicare pays only about 2/3 of the cost of a mammogram, and the centers are exiting that business. [read post]
14 Apr 2014, 7:54 am
Although initially scheduled to be effective January 1, 2011, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) delayed implementation until April 1, 2011. [read post]
18 Jan 2008, 11:38 am
Federal Medicare and Medicaid requirements do not require participating hospitals to have emergency departments, but do require they keep written policies for handling emergencies. [read post]
26 Apr 2010, 9:28 am
  With the current economic crisis the amount of uninsured individuals has grown from 44.8 million in 2005 to 47 million in 2006.[26]  In addition, the amount of individuals on Medicare and Medicaid programs has also grown significantly.[27]  As a result, the amount of underpayments for Medicare and Me [read post]
6 Aug 2013, 6:03 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Report Highlights Concerns About Security Of Sensitive Personal Information Americans Will Share With HHS Exchange Portal AS HHS Invites Consumers To Set Up Personal Accounts The reported finding that the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has yet to complete the necessary security arrangements and testing for the web-portal Incomplete security arrangements and testing necessary to ensure the security of personal health and other information shared by consumers… [read post]