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27 Feb 2012, 7:40 am
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rating system, introduced in 2008, gives residential care facilities a one to five star rating based on annual inspections, the amount of time staff time spends with residents, and other quality measures. [read post]
24 Feb 2012, 8:23 am
§1315) (1115 waiver), which was approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on December 12, 2011. [read post]
24 Feb 2012, 6:54 am
California Pharmacists Association and two consolidated cases, the Court remanded for further argument before the Ninth Circuit on whether petitioners may maintain their challenges to California statutes reducing the amount of Medicaid reimbursements in light of the approval of the cuts by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. [read post]
21 Feb 2012, 9:30 pm
” The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), perhaps the division of HHS most involved in establishing the exchanges, would see a $993 million increase, by far the largest increase requested by any HHS division. [read post]
14 Feb 2012, 6:05 pm
Even the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services encourages sharing and using PHI to improve quality and reduce costs (see discussions of privacy issues in the Final Rule on the “Medicare Shared Savings Program: Accountable Care Organizations”). [read post]
14 Feb 2012, 11:13 am
On February 7, 2012, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Request for Comments regarding two demonstration programs it intends to conduct. [read post]
14 Feb 2012, 5:30 am
The fraud prevention and enforcement report announced today coincides with the announcement of a proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services aimed at recollecting overpayments in the Medicare program. [read post]
9 Feb 2012, 9:30 pm
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a rule to implement provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) relating to managed care organization (MCO) contract provisions and calculations of Medicaid reimbursements to pharmacies. [read post]
8 Feb 2012, 4:29 am
Medicare and Medicaid pay most of the nation's nursing home bills and require homes to disclose their ownership structures. [read post]
6 Feb 2012, 10:19 am
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that the Prior Authorization of Power Mobility Devices (PMDs) and the Recovery Audit Prepayment Review Demonstration Programs are expected to move forward on or after June 1, 2012. [read post]
2 Feb 2012, 12:00 am
Currently, the FDA regulates LDTs as medical devices while the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regulates the laboratories themselves. [read post]
1 Feb 2012, 8:31 am
Nursing homes receive payments from both Medicare and Medicaid and are, therefore, heavily regulated at both the federal and state level. [read post]
1 Feb 2012, 5:41 am
As noted in an Informational Bulletin issued by the government’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS):“[t]ax refunds and advance payments are not to be counted as income when determining eligibility under Medicaid or CHIP for the recipient of the payment, or for any other individual. [read post]
31 Jan 2012, 3:12 pm
As a result, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency which oversees the day-to-day administration of the Medicare system, has stepped up its enforcement of the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Act. [read post]
31 Jan 2012, 3:00 am
In rating a nursing home, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services take into consideration staffing levels, inspections by the Department of Health, as well as other Medicare and Medicaid quality measures. [read post]
29 Jan 2012, 3:34 am
Medicare payments are being cut as well. [read post]
27 Jan 2012, 10:19 am
A Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recent transmittal, effective February 21, clarifies this requirement and describes the procedures that DME Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) must follow when making claims against a provider's surety bond. [read post]
24 Jan 2012, 5:39 pm
The FDA and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have jurisdiction to regulate LDTs. [read post]
13 Jan 2012, 3:02 am
“The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is emphasizing non-pharmacological interventions for patients who did not have a diagnosis of psychosis or might not be candidates for the drugs. [read post]
9 Jan 2012, 3:11 pm
Home Health Care: Spending growth for freestanding home health care services slowed in 2010, increasing 6.2 percent to $70.2 billion following growth of 7.5 percent in 2009, as Medicare and Medicaid spending growth slowed in 2010. [read post]
