A decade ago, federal officials drafted a plan to discourage Medicare Advantage health insurers from overcharging the government by billions of dollars — only to abruptly back off amid an “uproar” ...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have finalized payment rates and policies for 2014. Included is a major proposal to support care outside routine office-based interactions. A press ...
Last week, CMS issued its proposed rule for acute-care hospitals paid under the inpatient prospective payment system, and the rule included major changes and suggestions in regards to hospitals’ ...
The Medicare Part A inpatient hospital deductible will go up by $32 to $1,216 in calendar year 2014, CMS has announced. The daily coinsurance amounts for 2014 will be $304 for a beneficiary’s 61st ...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has delayed the deadline for submitting hardship exceptions in the meaningful use electronic health records (EHR) incentive program to November 30, ...
Analysis of the CMS Final Rule should not be limited to the Medicare List of Approved ASC procedures and services for 2014 and each code’s potential reimbursement, but also CMS’ NCCI edit revisions in ...
On April 1, 2013, CMS released the 2014 rate announcement and final call letter for Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D prescription drug plans. Notably, under final rate announcement, CMS is ...
A decade ago, federal officials drafted a plan to discourage Medicare Advantage health insurers from overcharging the government by billions of dollars—only to abruptly back off amid an “uproar” from ...
The number of improper payments made under Medicare fee-for-service declined by $20.72 billion since 2014, according to new figures from the Biden administration. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...
CMS is extending the 2014 informal review period for individual eligible professionals and group practices participating in the Physician Quality Reporting System that think they have been incorrectly ...
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