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2 Oct 2010, 12:20 pm
What is surprising is the degree of consensus that Medicare’s shift to auctions is fatally flawed and must be fixed for the Medicare auctions to succeed in lowering costs while maintaining quality for medical equipment and supplies.For the last ten years, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has been testing an auction approach that is incredible in the inefficiency of its flawed design. [read post]
2 Oct 2010, 10:37 am
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which will be responsible for implementing the Shared Savings Program under the authority of the Secretary, has issued scant guidance on any specifics aside from a brief Preliminary Questions & Answers document posted on its website (the Q&A). [read post]
1 Oct 2010, 12:14 pm
September 30, 2010 PMSI Meets with CMS Regarding Prescription Drug Allocation Issues On September 20, 2010, PMSI Settlement Solutions met with Gerald Walters (Director, Financial Services) at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to continue our dialogue around the pharmacy portion of Medicare Set-Aside (MSA) allocations. [read post]
29 Sep 2010, 11:32 am
The Dept. of Veterans Affairs launched a download feature on its electronic patient portal, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is preparing to offer the capability for beneficiary claims data later this fall. [read post]
27 Sep 2010, 5:47 am
Healthcare matters remained highly relevant throughout the month of September, as comments were released on important home health regulations, as a lawsuit appeared likely to move forward, and as lawmakers and the President marked the six-month anniversary of the new healthcare reform law.36-MONTH RULE COMMENTS MADE PUBLIC:As we reported to you in our August 9 update (please visit www.eapdhealthcarereform.com to view this and other past updates), comments associated with the Centers… [read post]
22 Sep 2010, 8:59 pm
The rules implementing a series of provisions designed to fight fraud in the health care system enacted as part of the Affordable Care Act follow on the heels of HHS’ announcement of the Center for Program Integrity within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) focused on identifying and stopping fraud and acting swiftly to protect beneficiaries. [read post]
22 Sep 2010, 7:26 pm
In the Notice concerning “Manufacturer Civil Monetary Penalties,” HRSA says it is reviewing the civil monetary (“CMP”) authorities currently used by other federal agencies such as the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Federal Aviation Administration, Treasury, the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to determine… [read post]
22 Sep 2010, 5:07 am
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reported that in 2007, nearly 90 percent of Indiana nursing homes were cited for violations of federal standards. [read post]
21 Sep 2010, 10:37 am
Clissold – In a move that signals the future of medical product development, the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") announced that they are considering establishing a parallel review process for reviewing and evaluating premarket, FDA-regulated medical products when the product sponsor and both agencies agree to such parallel review. [read post]
20 Sep 2010, 6:02 am
Joining the FTC in hosting the event are the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General. [read post]
20 Sep 2010, 5:30 am
The (legal) immigrant from Mexico who owns the lawn service we employ will suffer, as will the (legal) immigrant from Poland who cleans our house a few times a month. [read post]
17 Sep 2010, 7:03 am
There have even been attempts (a bill that died in the West Virginia legislature, proposals for Medicare/Medicaid) to have what I call “government-prompted medical tourism” where state health insurance schemes incentive (or much less plausibly require) travel abroad for health care. [read post]
15 Sep 2010, 9:30 pm
The company also has resolved civil False Claims Act allegations for its continued distribution of unapproved Levothroid after August 14, 2001, and for failing to advise the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that the drug no longer qualified for coverage by government health care programs, thereby causing false claims to be submitted to those programs. [read post]
15 Sep 2010, 10:06 am
Countryman The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) will co-host a workshop on October 5, 2010 to address anti-trust, physician self-referral, anti-kickback and civil monetary penalty issues for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). [read post]
13 Sep 2010, 8:52 am
CMS PROPOSES CHANGES TO PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICING REGULATIONS:In early September, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule that seeks to repeal specific elements of Medicaid prescription drug regulations that were published in 2007.The proposed rule would apply to provisions that were challenged in court by pharmacy groups following the initial 2007 implementation of the regulations, and that were also acted on… [read post]
11 Sep 2010, 5:43 am
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC"), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS"), and Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General ("OIG") have announced their plans to co-host an October 5th workshop on accountable care organizations ("ACOs"). [read post]
10 Sep 2010, 12:42 pm
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) will co-host a workshop on Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). [read post]
10 Sep 2010, 12:42 pm
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) will co-host a workshop on Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). [read post]
8 Sep 2010, 5:10 pm
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) already require certain large workers comp claims to have a Medicare Set-aside Arrangement approved by CMS (the federal government). [read post]
7 Sep 2010, 11:55 am
On September 3, 2010, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published a Proposed Rule withdrawing certain provisions of the July 17, 2007 AMP Final Rule, and withdrawing the October 7, 2008 Final Rule defining “Multiple Source Drug. [read post]
