Susan HuntingtonOn March 28, the Division of National Standards, at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) announced the launch of its Compliance Review Program to…
CMS Issues Alert for Expanded Drug Reporting for Medicare Secondary Payers
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On March 26, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a technical alert titled, “Technical Alert: Group Health Plan (GHP) Reporting Change for…
On January 28, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched a new Medicare information mobile app called “What’s Covered.” The new “What’s Covered”…
In January, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published very helpful guidance on the implementation of the waiver of the Skilled Nursing Facility…
On January 18, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a fact sheet announcing a broad array of Medicare Advantage (MA) health plan…
OIG Study Shows ACOs Reduce Costs While Improving Quality
According to a study report released by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) in late August, accountable care organizations…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced that the Quality Payment Program Hardship Exception Application for the 2017 transition year is now…
CMS Publishes Long-Awaited Guidance on Maintenance Coverage Standard Settlement
On August 24, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the long-awaited guidance required by the January 2013 Jimmo v. Sebelius Settlement Agreement, which…
As part of its 2018 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System and Long Term Acute Care Hospital Prospective Payment System Final Rule released on August 2,…
Ban on Home Health and Non-Emergency Ambulance Extended Again
Included as part of its final rule on the Conditions of Participation for Home Health Agencies, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) added…