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8 Sep 2023, 8:24 am by Geoff Cockrell
In its continued effort to curb fraud and abuse in the hospice industry, on Aug. 22, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it was making unannounced site visits to every Medicare-enrolled hospice nationwide. [read post]
19 Mar 2011, 6:39 am
On March 12, 13 prominent medical societies and advocacy groups sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requesting a postponement until, at least, July 1 due to industry and physician confusion in implementing the requirement. [read post]
21 Jan 2021, 6:19 am by Wachler & Associates, P.C.
On January 15, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized the agency’s “CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization” rule to improve the prior authorization process and give patients more control in accessing and understanding their health data. [read post]
31 Jul 2013, 12:12 pm
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator's Ruling CMS-1455-R has also had an effect on the ALJs. [read post]
2 Apr 2020, 5:46 am by The Health Law Partners
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Sheet responding to eight (8) FAQs regarding provider burden relief for COVID-19. [read post]
28 Sep 2020, 8:58 am by Robert Liles
”[1]Among its many changes, the Final Rule significantly expanded the reasons that may be asserted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) when revoking a health care provider’s enrollment and Medicare billing privileges. [read post]
3 Feb 2022, 6:00 am by Wachler & Associates, P.C.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) authorizes several types of contractors to conduct audits, such as Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs), Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs), Unified Program Integrity Contractors (UPICs), and the Supplemental Medical Review Contractor (SRMC). [read post]
4 Dec 2014, 8:30 am by The Public Employment Law Press
 Department of Health: Medicaid Program – Excessive Medicaid Payments to Federally Qualified Health Centers for Group Therapy Services (2013-S-51)With approval from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, DOH amended the Medicaid State Plan in 2008 to allow Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) to provide group therapy services, including group therapy provided by… [read post]
20 Jun 2012, 8:58 am
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") is the federal agency that administers the Medicare and Medicaid programs. [read post]
7 Jan 2015, 2:14 pm by Elizabeth Litten
Medicare beneficiaries whose healthcare providers participate in an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) under the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) may want to add the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) website, “Medicare & You”, to their lists of favorite internet links if they don’t want their Medicare claims data shared. [read post]
28 Sep 2020, 5:20 am by Wachler & Associates, P.C.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on September 22, 2020 that the Medicare Prior Authorization Model for Repetitive, Scheduled Non-Emergent Ambulance Transport (RSNAT) will be expanded nationwide. [read post]
24 Apr 2013, 1:48 pm
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to make significant changes to the Recovery Auditor (RAC) program. [read post]
27 Dec 2013, 7:39 am by Lebowitz & Mzhen
On appeal to this court, the facility challenged the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Service's factual findings and determination that the Center's residents were in immediate jeopardy. [read post]
24 Jan 2024, 5:00 am by Wachler & Associates, P.C.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a joint statement suggesting that the FDA is about to end its decades-long policy of declining to regulate lab-developed tests (LDTs). [read post]
21 Jun 2012, 6:14 am by James Dietz
A final rule released last month by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has made significant substantive changes to hospital governance requirements. [read post]
5 Apr 2020, 8:22 am by The Health Law Partners
On March 28, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it is expanding its Accelerated and Advance Payment Program for healthcare providers and suppliers participating in Medicare. [read post]
28 Sep 2011, 8:26 am
The regulations require the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services ("Secretary") to publish annually the AIC threshold amounts in the Federal Register; the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") published these new amounts in the September 23, 2011 Federal Register. [read post]
12 Nov 2009, 11:11 am by Karen Denvir
Under Part D, benefits are administered to beneficiaries through private health insurance companies, known as “sponsors,” which contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). [read post]
22 Sep 2023, 5:00 am by Wachler & Associates, P.C.
As part of the Biden Administration’s initiative to improve quality and safety in nursing home care, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking on September 1, 2023, entitled “Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting. [read post]