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25 Feb 2020, 3:00 pm by Debra A. McCurdy
Separate from the bidding program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) would be authorized to update DME rates based on retail prices through rulemaking, without using the inherent reasonableness process [$1.6 billion Medicare savings, $85 million in Medicaid savings]. [read post]
25 May 2017, 7:23 am by Debra A. McCurdy
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is delaying until January 1, 2018 implementation of mandatory Medicare episode payment models (EPMs) for acute myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass graft, and surgical hip/femur fracture treatment procedures furnished in designated geographic areas. [read post]
19 Dec 2017, 6:09 am by Nursing Home Law Center Staff
Law Firm Representing Injured Residents at Twin Rivers Nursing and Rehab Center Nursing homes found to have recurring serious regulatory violations can be designated a Special Focus Facility (SFF) by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and state nursing home regulating agencies. [read post]
27 Nov 2018, 11:39 am by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Monday proposed exceptions to six protected classes of treatments for illnesses including HIV, depression and cancer. [read post]
18 Nov 2010, 6:23 am by Holly Hayes
by Holly Hayes On November 17, 2010, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) established the CMS Innovation Center. [read post]
22 Oct 2019, 6:00 am by Eric Rich
On October 9, 2019 the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the Medicare Set-Aside Self Administration Toolkit. [read post]
23 Aug 2018, 6:18 am by Debra A. McCurdy
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing a “new direction” for the Medicare Shared Savings Program, with changes to Medicare accountable care organization (ACO) requirements designed to increase Medicare savings and reduce “gaming opportunities. [read post]
21 Nov 2019, 12:00 pm by Gail L. Daubert and Debra A. McCurdy
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and ambulatory surgical center (ASC) payment system rates and policies for 2020. [read post]
8 Apr 2019, 8:57 am by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
CMS announced the increase on April 1, 2019: Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized updates that will take significant steps in continuing the Trump administration’s efforts to increase competition among Medicare Advantage and Part D plans so patients get higher quality care at lower costs. [read post]
2 Dec 2011, 2:01 pm
The appointment of Marilyn Tavenner to replace Donald Berwick, M.D. as administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) is getting strong support from nursing home groups, according to an article on McKnights.com. [read post]
1 Apr 2010, 1:22 pm by Elder Law
From the Center for Medicare Advocacy: On February 2, 2010, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in conjunction with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Employee Benefits Security Administration of the Department of Labor (DOL), (collectively referred... [read post]
18 Jan 2022, 7:33 am by Patrick A. Malone
An FDA sister agency, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), has joined the Department of Veterans Affairs in sharply restricting Aduhelm’s use and coverage for payment. [read post]
8 Jun 2011, 3:37 am by Bob Kraft
" In a statement, Donald Berwick, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said, "These steps will encourage health professionals and hospitals to reduce preventable infections, and eliminate serious medical errors. [read post]
15 Apr 2014, 3:02 pm by S2KM Limited
Continuing a series of workers compensation (WC) Medicare set-aside (MSA) regulatory compliance initiatives, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published a WCMSA Self-Administration (SA) Toolkit. [read post]
8 Apr 2018, 6:00 pm by Yale Hauptman
      In an effort to prevent fraud, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has redesigned Medicare cards. [read post]
19 Jun 2012, 10:00 am
., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Medicare providers are now able to submit medical documents to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) review contractors electronically for almost all of them. [read post]
19 Jun 2012, 10:00 am
., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Medicare providers are now able to submit medical documents to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) review contractors electronically for almost all of them. [read post]
3 Feb 2020, 5:30 am by James Segroves and Debra A. McCurdy
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a controversial plan to allow states to apply to participate in a new Medicaid “Healthy Adult Opportunity” (HAO) Demonstration. [read post]
13 Jul 2017, 5:00 pm by otmseo
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule on January 17, 2017 titled “Medicare Program: Changes to the Medicare Claims and Entitlement, Medicare Advantage Organization Determination, and Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Determination Appeals Procedures,” (Final Rule), that went into effect March 20, 2017. [read post]
18 Jun 2020, 2:24 pm by Angela Mauroni
The case overturned a rule published by that Department of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services that required “drug manufacturers to disclose in their television advertisements the wholesale acquisition cost of many prescription drugs and biological products for which payment is available under Medicare or Medicaid. [read post]