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22 Nov 2011, 12:00 am by Vanessa Kurzweil
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) have announced a demonstration project intended to evaluate the adoption of Advanced Primary Care (APC) practices by community health centers. [read post]
18 Dec 2009, 9:35 am by The Health Law Partners
In the new 2010 physician fee schedule, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has replaced consultation codes with an increase in work relative value units (RVUs). [read post]
19 Jun 2019, 8:34 am by The Health Law Partners
On June 17, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a settlement option for certain IRF appeals pending at any of the four fee-for-service Medicare administrative appeals levels: the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), qualified independent contractor (QIC), the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), and/or the Medicare Appeals Council… [read post]
30 Jun 2009, 3:04 pm
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently released a new set of requirements that focus on improving the quality of life for nursing home residents. [read post]
13 Mar 2019, 2:41 pm by Debra A. McCurdy
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has requested public comments on ways to remove barriers to the sale of health insurance coverage across state lines in order to expand consumer choice. [read post]
21 Jun 2012, 4:06 pm by Amber Walsh
These organizations also strongly oppose CMS (Centers for MedicareMedicaid Services) plans to cut rates by 1% in 2015 and 2% in 2016 for not meeting ‘meaningful use standards’ by October 2014. [read post]
12 Feb 2017, 9:00 am by Julie LaVille Hamlet
On January 9, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued final rules that establish minimum standards for home health agencies (the “Rules”). [read post]
11 Jan 2013, 7:11 am
Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that 106 new organizations have been selected to participate in CMS’s shared savings program, also known as the ACO program. [read post]
11 Jan 2013, 7:11 am
Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that 106 new organizations have been selected to participate in CMS’s shared savings program, also known as the ACO program. [read post]
20 Nov 2020, 10:38 am by Wachler & Associates, P.C.
On November 16, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its 2020 Estimated Improper Payment Rates. [read post]
30 Aug 2011, 12:05 pm
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will require nearly 1.4 million health care providers to re-validate their Medicare provider enrollment, or risk deactivation of their Medicare billing privileges. [read post]
24 Jun 2009, 7:44 am
The group estimates on an annual basis US nursing homes over bill US taxpayers billions for services billed to Medicare & Medicaid, that were never performed. [read post]
19 Jun 2012, 10:00 am
., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Medicare providers are now able to submit medical documents to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) review contractors electronically for almost all of them. [read post]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has confirmed that it expects to have a “temporary gap” in the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive bidding program (CBP) during calendar years 2010-2020. [read post]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized Medicare acute inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) and long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment system (PPS) rates and policies for fiscal year (FY) 2020, which begins October 1, 2019. [read post]
24 Feb 2012, 6:30 am
Yesterday the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the proposed rule for Stage 2 Meaningful Use under the the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs which is a part of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH).The incentive program is part of the national health information technology reform effort under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of… [read post]
26 Sep 2019, 9:44 am by Debra A. McCurdy
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized changes to the discharge planning conditions of participation (CoPs) for hospitals (including long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) and inpatient rehabilitation hospitals (IRFs)), critical access hospitals (CAHs), and home health agencies (HHAs). [read post]
19 Jan 2018, 9:07 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
On Friday, January 19, 2018, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a State Medicaid Director Letter restoring state flexibility to establish reasonable standards for their Medicaid programs regarding abortion The letter rescinds State Medicaid Directors Letter #16-005 that limited states’ long-standing authority to regulate providers operating within their states issued in April […] [read post]
14 Aug 2023, 2:07 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) kicked off efforts to improve postpartum care among disadvantaged populations by releasing a new toolkit today. [read post]
23 Nov 2011, 12:36 pm
According to a press release, the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") announced that it will be awarding $9 million from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") to Senior Medicare Patrol ("SMP") programs across the country tasked at fighting Medicare fraud. [read post]