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” With this proposed rule, FDA explains that it does not seek to duplicate the oversight provided by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) but rather finds the established regulatory scheme under CLIA to be complementary to the agency’s proposed regulatory oversight. [read post]
10 Oct 2023, 10:51 am by Christin Thompson
During FY 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services (CMS) has estimated the Medicare Part B improper payment rate as 8.41%. while the improper payment rate for Durable Medical Equipment (DME) suppliers was estimated to be 25.24%.[2] Additionally, the Medicaid program improperly paid $80.6 billion in improper claims during FY 2022.[3] Notably, these estimates don’t even take into account the sizeable improper billings submitted to… [read post]
9 Oct 2023, 4:15 am by Jeffrey Depp
Last week, the White House announced that the manufacturers of all ten of the drugs singled out by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and its drug price negotiation program (DPNP) have “agreed” to participate therein. [read post]
9 Oct 2023, 4:15 am by Jeffrey Depp
Last week, the White House announced that the manufacturers of all ten of the drugs singled out by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and its drug price negotiation program (DPNP) have “agreed” to participate therein. [read post]
Group 2: Covered hospitals with high populations of Medicare/Medicaid patients, covered rural independent health care facilities, and covered health care facilities that are owned, affiliated or operated by a county with a population of less than 250,000 as of January 1, 2023. [read post]
5 Oct 2023, 9:35 am by Daniel J. Gilman
And the initial statement on accountable care organizations (ACO) had been designed to permit, and study, a certain novel form of non-merger integration; ACOs had changed in the interim, and both FTC and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) staff had been following the changes. [read post]
2 Oct 2023, 6:52 am by Geoff Cockrell
If the issue strictly implicates the Stark Law, an institution may use the voluntary self-disclosure protocol (SDRP) to inform the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of noncompliance. [read post]
 For example, a contractor that performs services in a federal facility may find that the facility is closed, so the contractor’s employees do not have access to their workplace. [read post]
29 Sep 2023, 3:56 am by Jon L. Gelman
The process is authorized by the Medicare Secondary Payer Act (MSP).The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Program will continue during a lapse in appropriations at a significantly reduced staffing level. [read post]
29 Sep 2023, 1:56 am by Mary Anne Peck
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requires states to submit plans describing how they’ll prioritize renewals and how they’ll reduce coverage loss during the unwinding process. [read post]
28 Sep 2023, 1:49 pm by Keeley A. McCarty
See also Onesource PCS, LLC, B-419222, 2021 WL 131280 (Jan. 2021) (protest against Air Force contract award for photorefractive keratectomy personal and non-personal services sustained where agency did not evaluate the relevance of offeror’s past performance as required by the solicitation); Ohio KePRO, Inc., B-417836, 2020 CPD ¶ 47 (Nov. 2019) (protest against Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) contract award for… [read post]
25 Sep 2023, 12:49 pm by Sara Alexis Levine Abarbanel
Facilities with a large percentage of Medicare and Medicaid patients, rural independent hospitals, and small county facilities will start the increase in minimum wage at $18 per hour in 2024, and increase 3.5% annually through 2033. [read post]
22 Sep 2023, 4:10 pm by Jehl Law Group, PLLC
In this blog post, we will discuss the fundamental resident rights as outlined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and explore how understanding these rights can help families advocate for their elderly loved ones’ best interests. [read post]
22 Sep 2023, 5:00 am by Wachler & Associates, P.C.
As part of the Biden Administration’s initiative to improve quality and safety in nursing home care, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking on September 1, 2023, entitled “Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting. [read post]
18 Sep 2023, 6:59 am by Julia Kourpas
An accidental online posting on the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) mentioned the proposal which will provide both consumer advocates and the nursing home sector with potential insights into CMS strategies moving forward. [read post]
COVERED FACILITIES: This bill affects the following “Covered Health Care Facilities,” including but not limited to: Facilities or work sites that are part of an integrated health care delivery system Acute care hospitals Acute psychiatric hospitals Special hospitals Licensed skilled nursing facilities if owned, operated or controlled by a hospital or integrated health care delivery system or health care system Licensed home health agencies Licensed specialty… [read post]
11 Sep 2023, 9:05 pm by Catherine M. Sharkey
Department of Defense—and one of a project by the General Services Administration (GSA) in collaboration with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). [read post]
8 Sep 2023, 8:24 am by Geoff Cockrell
In its continued effort to curb fraud and abuse in the hospice industry, on Aug. 22, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it was making unannounced site visits to every Medicare-enrolled hospice nationwide. [read post]
8 Sep 2023, 5:00 am by Wachler & Associates, P.C.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced that it intends to increase scrutiny on hospice providers as a result of increased reports and CMS findings suggesting potential hospice services fraud. [read post]
7 Sep 2023, 9:03 pm by Brian Connor
Department of Health and Human Services, through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), proposed a rule that would establish new comprehensive nursing home staffing requirements. [read post]