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24 Sep 2018, 10:00 am
., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On June 1, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued further guidance for reporting and reviewing final adverse legal actions (ALAs) in provider enrollment applications. [read post]
8 Mar 2016, 9:00 am
., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On February 26, 2016, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) extended the deadline for eligible hospitals/professionals and critical access hospitals to apply for a hardship exception from the 2015 Medicare Electronic Health Records Incentive Program. [read post]
12 Sep 2016, 10:00 am
In 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) estimated that nearly $60 billion in taxpayer money was lost to fraud, abuse, waste, and improper payments.... [read post]
12 Sep 2016, 10:00 am
In 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) estimated that nearly $60 billion in taxpayer money was lost to fraud, abuse, waste, and improper payments.... [read post]
7 Jul 2010, 9:59 am
In a move to circumvent Congress, President Obama made a stealth appointment to head up CMS (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services).According to Fox News, Dr. [read post]
1 Nov 2006, 12:50 pm
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that the "Medicare & You 2007" is now available in English and Spanish. [read post]
16 Dec 2014, 5:06 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
“As part of the Obama Administration’s efforts to make our healthcare system more transparent, affordable, and accountable, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has prepared a public data set, the Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data: Physician and Other Supplier Public Use File (Physician and Other Supplier PUF), with information on services and procedures provided to Medicare beneficiaries by… [read post]
1 Apr 2010, 1:22 pm by Elder Law
From the Center for Medicare Advocacy: On February 2, 2010, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in conjunction with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Employee Benefits Security Administration of the Department of Labor (DOL), (collectively referred... [read post]
27 Jul 2015, 11:41 am by Debra A. McCurdy
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed regulations “to reduce burden and to facilitate compliance” under the physician self-referral law known as the Stark Law. [read post]
On Wednesday, July 15, 2020, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Seema Verma, published a blog post on the Health Affairs Blog discussing CMS’ efforts to expand telehealth for Medicare beneficiaries during the COVID-19 pandemic and reviewing the potential of adopting some flexibilities as permanent measures. [read post]
15 Jul 2019, 3:37 am by Debra A. McCurdy
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the proposed calendar year (CY) 2020 update to Medicare home health prospective payment system (HH PPS) rates and policies. [read post]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its final rule updating the Medicare inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) and long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment system (PPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2019. [read post]
26 Jul 2023, 5:23 am by Robert Kraft
On April 1, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized new advertising rules for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans and Prescription Drug Plans (PDPs). [read post]
30 Jul 2013, 10:27 am by thehealthlawfirm
., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it will temporarily ban new … Continue reading → [read post]
1 Aug 2013, 2:00 am by thehealthlawfirm
., The Health Law Firm On July 16, 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a press release summarizing the performance results for the first year of the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization (ACO) … Continue reading → [read post]
12 Feb 2008, 5:00 am
As a result of an outcry from local and state legislators and private citizens, CMS (the Center for Medicare Services) will release the names of more underperforming nursing homes. [read post]
10 Apr 2018, 6:38 am by Jeff Wurzburg (US)
The post Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalizes policies and updates to Medicare Advantage and Part D programs for 2019 appeared first on Health Law Pulse. [read post]
17 Apr 2023, 5:00 am by Wachler & Associates, P.C.
Under the Medicare Advantage (MA) program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) makes monthly payments to Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs), typically private insurance companies, according to a system of risk adjustment that depends on the health status of each enrollee. [read post]
 For instance, the budget calls for:  simplifying the Merit-based Incentive Payment System and Advanced APM rules for physicians; authorizing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) not to impose the requirement for a face-to-face provider visit for all DME orders; and aligning the End Stage Renal Disease Quality Incentive Program with CMS’s Meaningful Measures initiative. [read post]
13 Dec 2022, 5:00 am by Wachler & Associates, P.C.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has indicated that, for the first time, it intends to apply statistical extrapolations to overpayments and other payment errors by MA plans, which were uncovered in recently released federal audits. [read post]