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8 Aug 2016, 9:00 am by Julie LaVille Hamlet
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") recently announced the statewide expansion of its temporary moratorium on the Medicare enrollment of new home health agencies ("HHAs"), subunits, and branch locations in Michigan. [read post]
6 Aug 2016, 9:42 am
Melgen overbilled the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) $ 8.9 million from 2007 to 2008 and (2) a contract (x-ray technology) dispute between Dr. [read post]
2 Aug 2016, 10:49 am by Dean Freeman
Despite forceful calls by House Democrats and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) for a ban on mandatory nursing home arbitration agreements earlier this year, the new proposed rule by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) doesn’t contain any such provision. [read post]
1 Aug 2016, 7:14 pm by GGCRBHS&M
New York hospitals are among the worst in the country according to a new analysis by the Empire Center based on ratings just released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). [read post]
1 Aug 2016, 6:17 am by The Health Law Partners
On July 29, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced that it is expanding statewide (and extending for an additional six (6) months), the temporary enrollment moratoria on new Medicare Part B home health agencies (“HHAs”) in Florida, Texas, Illinois, and Michigan. [read post]
31 Jul 2016, 9:30 pm by Dori Molozanov
But state Medicaid programs remain under pressure from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to make sure any limits placed on access to the drugs are “reasonable. [read post]
28 Jul 2016, 9:30 pm by Justin Daniel
In an effort to simplify hospital quality information for consumers, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced a new hospital rating system called Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, used on CMS’s Hospital Compare website. [read post]
28 Jul 2016, 9:00 am
On July 6, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") released the 2017 Outpatient Prospective Payment System ("OPPS") Proposed Rule (the "Proposed Rule"). [read post]
27 Jul 2016, 5:11 pm by Mildred Segura and Kimberly Chow
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published its long-awaited final rule entitled “Medicare Program: Obtaining Final Medicare Secondary Payer Conditional Payment Amounts via Web Portal. [read post]
19 Jul 2016, 8:42 am by Debra A. McCurdy
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published its proposed rule to update the Medicare physician fee schedule (MPFS) for calendar year (CY) 2017. [read post]
18 Jul 2016, 3:21 pm by Debra A. McCurdy
CMS has published its proposed rule to update the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System rates and policies for CY 2017. [read post]
15 Jul 2016, 8:43 am by The Health Law Partners
Also, per Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) many doctors have reported feeling financial pressure to overprescribe opioids since Medicare payments to hospitals are tied to scores on the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey, therefore CMS is recommending that the pain management questions on the HCAHPS be eliminated. [read post]
14 Jul 2016, 5:44 pm by Karl A. Thallner and Emily Kimmelman
Under current law, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has been precluded from fully implementing the 25 Percent Rule for freestanding LTCHs for cost reporting years beginning before July 1, 2016, and for LTCH hospitals-within-hospitals (“HIHs”) for cost reporting years beginning before October 1, 2016. [read post]
13 Jul 2016, 7:58 am by Ed. Microjuris.com Puerto Rico
By Jennice Fuentes / Fuentes Strategies The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which falls under the U.S. [read post]
12 Jul 2016, 12:48 pm by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
Provider Letter No. 16-20 — Provider Requirements for Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 (Replaces PL 10-19) On October 1, 2010, the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) began using MDS 3.0 for all MDS assessments with an assessment reference date, entry date or discharge date of October 1, 2010 or later, in accordance with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements. [read post]
8 Jul 2016, 2:00 pm by Lee H. Little
Alas, the evolution of the Stark law’s elements and defined exceptions pursuant to various federal regulations of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) found in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and various advisory opinions, is, to say the least, quite complex , convoluted like the tax code, and replete with ambiguity. [read post]
8 Jul 2016, 2:00 pm by Lee H. Little
Alas, the evolution of the Stark law’s elements and defined exceptions pursuant to various federal regulations of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) found in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and various advisory opinions, is, to say the least, quite complex , convoluted like the tax code, and replete with ambiguity. [read post]
7 Jul 2016, 11:30 pm by Cyrus Farivar
According to the press release, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) also revoked the CLIA certificate for the company's Newark, California lab. [read post]
On July 6, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its Calendar Year (CY) 2017 Outpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule. [read post]