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2 Jul 2013, 12:28 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
As part of its continuing efforts to promote enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace slated to take effect January 1, 2014, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today (July 2, 2013) announced the award of nearly $32 million in grants for efforts to identify and enroll children eligible for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). [read post]
27 Jun 2013, 2:52 pm
In 2010, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reported that nearly 17 percent of nursing home residents were receiving antipsychotic medications that exceeded recommended levels on a daily basis. [read post]
27 Jun 2013, 12:11 am
While the credit card industry uses data mining techniques to flag fraud within minutes, CMS [Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services] has allowed the most obvious cons to run for years, rarely the wiser. [read post]
26 Jun 2013, 6:21 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
” According to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Marilyn Tavenner, “In October, HealthCare.gov will be the online destination for consumers to compare and enroll in affordable, qualified health plans. [read post]
25 Jun 2013, 1:04 pm
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) contract RACs to detect and recuperate improper Medicare program payments. [read post]
24 Jun 2013, 11:51 am
The report indicates that The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services “meaningful use” incentive programs as well as additional requirements for detailed reporting of quality metrics have been major catalysts for the development and implementations of EDISs. [read post]
24 Jun 2013, 8:55 am by admin
Medicare, Medicaid and their private insurance counterparts spend billions of dollars on operations that shouldn’t be done, draining health care dollars that could go to far better use. [read post]
20 Jun 2013, 11:00 pm by Christina Reichert
Supreme Court decided that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) can continue its antitrust suit against drug companies for their pay-for-delay agreements.The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) reviewed its neither-admit-nor-deny policy and decided that it may seek admissions of guilt in certain settlements.The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed amendments to the agency’s emissions reporting requirements for local, state, and tribal entities.The White House and the European Union… [read post]
17 Jun 2013, 9:30 pm by Bianca Nunes
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently proposed a rule that would substantially increase the potential reward for individuals who report Medicare fraud. [read post]
14 Jun 2013, 12:53 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights today (June 14, 2013). [read post]
13 Jun 2013, 6:54 am by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
The reform act says that every Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing facility must be directly overseen by a governing body that appoints an administrator, and the administrator must be ‘directed by and answerable to’ the governing body alone. [read post]
31 May 2013, 11:00 am by Christina Reichert
Department of Labor (DOL), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and U.S. [read post]
28 May 2013, 4:12 am by David DePaolo
If you recall there have been attempts to expand the powers of the federal government in insurance regulation, there have been attempts to create a federal net for workers' compensation, and perhaps the most invasive federal involvement to present is the aggressiveness of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to go after Medicare funding from awards. [read post]
24 May 2013, 2:27 pm
On May 9th, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the start of a procurement process for new Medicare Fee for Service Recovery Audit Program contracts. [read post]
24 May 2013, 1:01 am by Jon Gelman
Part of the Recovery Act, these programs began in 2011 and are administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology. [read post]
16 May 2013, 9:30 pm by Christina Reichert
Department of Energy.The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the U.S. [read post]
14 May 2013, 6:56 am by Debra A. McCurdy
On April 10, 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its proposed rule updating Medicare inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) and long-term acute care hospital prospective payment system (LTCH PPS) rates and policies for fiscal year (FY) 2014, which begins October 1, 2013. [read post]
9 May 2013, 8:55 am
"Hospitals that charge two or three times the going rate will rightfully face higher scrutiny," said Jonathan Blum, acting principal deputy administrator and director of the Center for Medicare at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. [read post]
6 May 2013, 9:28 am
Due to some confusion in the provider community, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a Frequently Asked Questions to clarify the new therapy manual medical review process. [read post]