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9 Sep 2018, 8:32 pm
According to McKnights Long-Term Care News, lawmakers want to determine whether the Centers or Medicare & Medicaid Services has fallen short in its responsibility to manage safety at nursing homes throughout the country. [read post]
5 Sep 2018, 7:49 am
” The OIG notes it also intends to review relevant comments on the Stark Law submitted in response to a separate RFI issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) on June 25, 2018. [read post]
5 Sep 2018, 7:49 am
” The OIG notes it also intends to review relevant comments on the Stark Law submitted in response to a separate RFI issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) on June 25, 2018. [read post]
4 Sep 2018, 8:35 am
Kaiser Health News analyzed staffing level data provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, finding that widely varying fluctuations in staffing levels were common, with shortfalls being the worst on weekends. [read post]
24 Aug 2018, 10:42 am
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) recently announced that, starting next year, Medicare Advantage (“MA”) plans will be allowed to require step therapy on Part B drugs and other physician-administered drugs. [read post]
23 Aug 2018, 6:18 am
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing a “new direction” for the Medicare Shared Savings Program, with changes to Medicare accountable care organization (ACO) requirements designed to increase Medicare savings and reduce “gaming opportunities. [read post]
22 Aug 2018, 1:41 pm
The $8.6 million in State Flexibility Grants announced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that would be allocated to 30 states and the District of Columbia comes with the Trump Administration’ approval despite recent attempts to disassemble the ACA. [read post]
21 Aug 2018, 7:45 am
The benefits this bill would provide include: Loan repayment and training programs to medical professionals providing care to people with I/DD in HSRA’s Workforce Development and Training Programs including the National Health Service Corps Scholarships; Financial incentives for medical providers to treat people with IDD in the form of higher Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates; Incentivize new research; … [read post]
21 Aug 2018, 7:45 am
The benefits this bill would provide include: Loan repayment and training programs to medical professionals providing care to people with I/DD in HSRA’s Workforce Development and Training Programs including the National Health Service Corps Scholarships; Financial incentives for medical providers to treat people with IDD in the form of higher Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates; Incentivize new research; … [read post]
19 Aug 2018, 5:51 am
Adult children making the difficult choice to place their elderly parents in a Florida nursing home often turn to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) when it comes to deciding on a facility. [read post]
14 Aug 2018, 12:35 pm
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]
13 Aug 2018, 5:42 am
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) recently released a final rule that is meant to empower patients and reduce administrative burdens by advancing the MyHealthData and the CMS Patients Over Paperwork initiatives. [read post]
FY 2019 Medicare Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Payments to Rise by $105 Million under Final Rule
10 Aug 2018, 10:06 am
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) expects Medicare payments to inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) to increase by 1.3% ($105 million) in fiscal year (FY) 2019 under the final IRF prospective payment system (PPS) rule. [read post]
9 Aug 2018, 12:19 pm
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized its annual update to Medicare skilled nursing facility (SNF) PPS rates and policies for fiscal year (FY) 2019, without significant changes to the rule as proposed. [read post]
8 Aug 2018, 7:10 am
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has determined that it should extend for an additional six months its current moratoria on the Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollment of new home health agencies (HHAs) and Part B nonemergency ground ambulance suppliers in selected states. [read post]
6 Aug 2018, 6:26 am
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) plan, part of a complex 500-page proposed rule, could halt the public disclosure of the “super bug” MRSA, post-operative sepsis and surgical site infections, as well as accidents and injuries ranging from bedsores to respiratory failure after surgery.More than 600,000 hospital patients a year contract an infection and sepsis alone kills about 270,000 people a year. [read post]
3 Aug 2018, 12:46 pm
On Thursday, August 2, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released its 2019 Inpatient Prospective Payment System and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System Final Rule (the “2019 IPPS Final Rule”).[1] With the goal to reduce unnecessary administrative burden on physicians and other qualified practitioners, the 2019 IPPS Final Rule revises the requirement that an inpatient hospital… [read post]
31 Jul 2018, 2:04 pm
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is required to hold at least one hearing by the end of 2019 to solicit comments on the program from stakeholders. [read post]
26 Jul 2018, 7:38 am
On July 12, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its calendar year (CY) 2019 proposed rule for Medicare payment updates and proposed quality reporting changes for home health agencies (HHA) under the home health prospective payment system (HH PPS). [read post]
24 Jul 2018, 5:21 am
Covered entities include: HRSA-supported health centers, Ryan White clinics, State AIDS Drug Assistance programs, Medicare/Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospitals, Children’s Hospitals, and other safety net providers. [read post]
