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3 Nov 2015, 11:40 am
The newest additions to the work plan are: • Medical device credits for replaced medical devices • Medicare payments during Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Groups (MS-DRG) payment window • Content Management System (CMS) validation of hospital-submitted quality reporting data • Skilled nursing facility prospective payment system requirements • Orthotic braces-reasonableness of Medicare payments compared to amounts paid by other payers… [read post]
28 Aug 2007, 2:52 pm
Bob Coffield notes at the Health Care Law Blog that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services released their final Stark III Physician Self-Referral Rule (PDF), which will be published in the September 5 Federal Register.I was glad to see some clarification of one provision that appeared to ban all sorts of restrictive covenants in physician contracts. [read post]
29 Jun 2020, 4:00 am by Wachler & Associates, P.C.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) is required to implement a quality payment incentive program. [read post]
25 Jan 2012, 4:00 am
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services play a crucial role in regulating the quality of care at most state and local nursing homes. [read post]
30 Sep 2013, 3:08 pm
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a national provider Comparative Billing Report (CBR) focused on spinal orthotics and ordering providers. [read post]
31 Jul 2019, 9:28 am by Thomas Dowdell (US)
On July 30, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published two federal fiscal year 2020 final rules: (i) inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPFs) prospective payment system (PPS) and quality reporting updates; and (ii) skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) PPS and consolidated billing, including updates to the quality reporting program and value-based purchasing program. [read post]
6 Apr 2009, 8:51 pm
This listserve is a continuation of a series of listserves updating McGuuireWoods healthcare clients on developments surrounding the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) ,claims and activity Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs). [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]
12 Aug 2019, 11:00 pm
However, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") recently issued a final rule removing this regulatory prohibition but, in doing so, also made changes to the proposed rule which has allowed these provisions since 2017. [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]
4 May 2016, 7:44 am by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
  HHSC has submitted a request to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for an initial 15-month extension of the 1115 Medicaid Demonstration Waiver. [read post]
27 Jan 2021, 6:36 am by Jill Roamer, J.D.
It was no secret that Trump wanted to steer Medicaid funding to block grants, as he unveiled a plan about this time last year that encouraged states to submit block grant waivers to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). [read post]
21 Jun 2012, 4:06 pm by Amber Walsh
These organizations also strongly oppose CMS (Centers for MedicareMedicaid Services) plans to cut rates by 1% in 2015 and 2% in 2016 for not meeting ‘meaningful use standards’ by October 2014. [read post]
27 Apr 2011, 3:55 am by Bob Kraft
" Two reports released this month by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are the "first to look strictly at how many times bedsores, surgical errors and falls and trauma, for example, occur among Medicare patients. [read post]
4 Nov 2019, 11:51 am by Thomas Dowdell (US)
On October 31, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final rule with comment period that sets forth updates to the home health prospective payment system (HH PPS) for calendar year (CY) 2020 and includes other policy changes for home health agencies (HHA). [read post]
25 Dec 2017, 4:25 am by Nursing Home Law Center Staff
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently added Grand Prairie Care and Rehabilitation Center to SFF status due to serious safety concerns at its facility. [read post]
On February 28, 2023, six of the seven Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs), who administer Medicare reimbursement on behalf of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), came together for a multijurisdictional contractor advisory committee (CAC) meeting. [read post]
28 Jun 2010, 2:40 am
In advance of a June 18 deadline for comments, top hospital groups expressed strong opposition to proposed payment cuts issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). [read post]
23 Mar 2010, 7:51 am by Mark Zamora
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will seek advice from a panel of outside experts concerning drugs used by patients with chronic kidney disease, given concerns over possible heart dangers.The drugs, known as erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs), have already weathered recent warnings and restrictions over their use in cancer patients that have caused doctors to lower doses. [read post]
6 Aug 2008, 11:00 pm
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") has released final rules under the Stark physician referral statute that substantially limit the use of these payment methodologies in space and equipment leases between physicians and the hospitals and other entities to which they refer. [read post]