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17 Aug 2006, 12:56 pm
The new Tip Sheet that the Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services (CMS) has distributed to its Partners on How the Coverage Gap works for People with Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (Aug. 2006) is not helpful. [read post]
13 Aug 2006, 2:40 pm
Full Story CMS Issues Proposed OPPS Rule Containing Significant Revisions To ASC Payment: Hospitals will receive an overall average increase in Medicare payments of 3% in calendar year (CY) 2007 for outpatient services under the proposed hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) rule issued August 8 by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). [read post]
11 Aug 2006, 10:16 pm
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services questioned the disc's overall effectiveness.The original two-year trial sent to the FDA showed only that the disc was no worse than a specific type of spinal fusion surgery, the agency said in a 45-page report released in May.The study is sometimes criticized because it compared the disc with a spinal fusion technique that has fallen out of favor among surgeons.The trial submitted to the FDA found that 57% of Charite… [read post]
10 Aug 2006, 9:44 pm
CMS, OIG Release Final Health IT Rules The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released final rules August 1 to speed the adoption of electronic prescribing and electronic health records. [read post]
1 Aug 2006, 2:23 am
Category: Elder Law,Courtesy of Elderlawanswers.com, at long last, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has finally given guidance to the State Medicaid directors on the provisions of the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA).Some of the guidelines provided: The lookback period is 60 months for any transfer of assets made on or after the date of enactment of the DRA (February 8, 2006). [read post]
7 Jul 2006, 10:04 am
[JURIST] The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services [official website], part of the US Department of Health and Human Services, issued a final rule Thursday clarifying proof of citizenship [CMS materials] required to apply for Medicaid benefits. [read post]
10 May 2006, 9:57 am
Programs May Exclude Tenet Hospital, The Los Angeles Times, May 9, 2006 at C9), it was reported that, "… the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General notified Dallas-based Tenet that it intended to exclude Alvarado Hospital Medical Center in San Diego from the Medicare program, the Medicaid plan for the poor and all other federal health programs. [read post]
28 Feb 2006, 10:00 pm
The Medicare Modernization Act (“MMA”) requires that health plans that currently provide prescription drug coverage to Medicare Part D eligible individuals disclose to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) whether that coverage is “creditable prescription drug coverage” (“Disclosure Notice”). [read post]
28 Feb 2006, 10:00 pm
The Medicare Modernization Act (“MMA”) requires that health plans that currently provide prescription drug coverage to Medicare Part D eligible individuals disclose to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) whether that coverage is “creditable prescription drug coverage” (“Disclosure Notice”). [read post]
31 Oct 2005, 10:00 pm
On November 10, 2005, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), published the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Calendar Year 2006 Payment Rates final rule in the Federal Register. [read post]
31 Oct 2005, 10:00 pm
On November 10, 2005, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), published the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Calendar Year 2006 Payment Rates final rule in the Federal Register. [read post]
28 Jun 2005, 9:21 am
The revised rules proposed in December 2004 also reflect input from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which is the federal agency that has final approval authority on all Medicaid estate recovery programs. [read post]
7 Jun 2005, 11:00 pm
Despite the “official” expiration, administrative actions by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have the effect of extending the moratorium until January 2006, while CMS reviews and implements certain recommendations relating to Medicare payment policies for physician-owned specialty hospitals. [read post]
7 Jun 2005, 11:00 pm
Despite the “official” expiration, administrative actions by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have the effect of extending the moratorium until January 2006, while CMS reviews and implements certain recommendations relating to Medicare payment policies for physician-owned specialty hospitals. [read post]
31 May 2005, 11:00 pm
On May 27, 2005 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published a proposed rule in the federal register, which set forth significant changes to the Hospice Conditions of Participation (“CoPs”). [read post]
31 May 2005, 11:00 pm
On May 27, 2005 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published a proposed rule in the federal register, which set forth significant changes to the Hospice Conditions of Participation (“CoPs”). [read post]
31 Mar 2004, 10:00 pm
In Phase I of the final Stark II rules issued in 2001, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) substantially revised its approach for identifying when an indirect compensation arrangement might arise. [read post]
31 Mar 2004, 10:00 pm
In Phase I of the final Stark II rules issued in 2001, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) substantially revised its approach for identifying when an indirect compensation arrangement might arise. [read post]
31 Aug 2003, 11:00 pm
On September 9, 2003, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published final regulations that modify the obligations of a Medicare-participating hospital under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (“EMTALA”). [read post]
31 Aug 2003, 11:00 pm
On September 9, 2003, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published final regulations that modify the obligations of a Medicare-participating hospital under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (“EMTALA”). [read post]
