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23 Jan 2014, 9:18 am
On January 14, 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) modified their policy regarding the disclosure of physician payment information under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). [read post]
23 Jan 2014, 7:30 am by Robert Kraft
Putting a further strain on providers, Medicare reimbursements have been cut to the point that they no longer are fully subsidizing the Medicaid shortfall, according to the analysis. [read post]
22 Jan 2014, 4:45 pm by Ann Marie Marciarille
  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services then sought public comment on the scope of data release, receiving numerous comments. [read post]
22 Jan 2014, 10:38 am
Medicaid administrators, he said, might transition from fee-for-service pay models to accountable care organizations (networks of providers that communicate and coordinate patient care to ensure better care) and medical homes (patient-centered primary care), in which payment is based on low-cost, quality-outcome methods. [read post]
21 Jan 2014, 11:51 am by Michael Rosenblat
  These authorizations under the Affordable Care Act, allowed HHS and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to screen 1.5 million Medicare enrolled providers through the Automated Provider Screening system that identifies ineligible providers and potential frauds. [read post]
21 Jan 2014, 6:35 am by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
” – McKnight’s –  “Too many Medicare providers are receiving improper payments, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should clamp down by doing a better job overseeing its contractors’ error rate reduction plans, according to a new government report. [read post]
20 Jan 2014, 4:53 am by Ann Marie Marciarille
On January 10, 2014, the state of Maryland and the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced the re-invention of Maryland's all payer hospital rate-setting system. [read post]
19 Jan 2014, 6:38 pm by Jon Gelman
Hot Topics in Workers’ Compensation Law 2014New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal EducationWednesday, June 18, 2014 4pm-8pmLaw Center, 1 Constitution Square, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 t. 732-249-5100  f. 732-249-1428  www.njicle.comLearn about the most important recent case law decisions from a panel of Compensation Judges and leading attorneys.Understand why state tort law claims for failure to warn of chemical dangers are not preempted by… [read post]
19 Jan 2014, 5:54 pm by Ann Marie Marciarille
On December 27, 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a proposed rule that would add emergency preparedness requirements to the conditions of participation for various program participants, particularly hospitals, long term care facilities,  and ambulatory surgical centers. [read post]
19 Jan 2014, 1:34 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
 The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) announced last week it was firing CGI Federal, and bringing on Accenture to finish the website. [read post]
17 Jan 2014, 7:44 am
In a memorandum to Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals ("OMHA") applicants, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") announced that it will temporarily suspend the assignment of new requests for Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ") hearings for two years. [read post]
16 Jan 2014, 12:41 pm
On January 14, 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") announced a new policy regarding requests made under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") on amounts paid to individual physicians under the Medicare program. [read post]
16 Jan 2014, 12:35 pm
On December 27, 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") issued revisions to Chapter 15 of the Medicare Program Integrity Manual. [read post]
16 Jan 2014, 7:38 am by Pearl Griffin
An effort to reduce use The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are actively trying to reduce the use of antipsychotic drugs. [read post]
15 Jan 2014, 9:00 am by Gary J. McRay
On Dec. 27, 2013, final rules were published in the Federal Register by the Office of Inspector General and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. [read post]
15 Jan 2014, 8:30 am by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
–  “Dramatic Medicare cuts to skilled nursing facilities played a significant part in keeping healthcare spending low in 2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Monday. [read post]
14 Jan 2014, 2:58 pm
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new policy that would allow CMS to disclose information regarding Medicare reimbursement data for individual physicians in response to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.The new policy replaces a 1980 policy (45 Fed. [read post]
14 Jan 2014, 2:58 pm
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new policy that would allow CMS to disclose information regarding Medicare reimbursement data for individual physicians in response to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.The new policy replaces a 1980 policy (45 Fed. [read post]
14 Jan 2014, 9:38 am
A Miami woman plead guilty this week for her part in an $8 million South Florida medicare fraud scheme centering around a now-defunct home health care company. [read post]
13 Jan 2014, 11:50 am
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing to exercise authority to ban physicians and other providers who engage in abusive prescribing. [read post]