CMA Announces New Bundled Payment Model
Day PitneyOn January 9, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced the launch of a new voluntary bundled payment model, Bundled Payments for Care Improvement…
HHS Seeks New Ideas for Safe Harbors From Kickbacks Law
A December 27 article in Bloomberg BNA’s Health Care Daily Report and other publications, “HHS Seeks New Ideas for Safe Harbors From Kickbacks Law,” discussed…
On December 21, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) adopted amendments to the Life & Health Guaranty Association Model Act, previously discussed here. Among other…
On December 21, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an updated Fact Sheet on the Medicare fee-for-service overpayment process. The revised summary…
CMS Cancels Mandated Bundled Payment Models and Focuses on Voluntary Payment Models
On November 30, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it published a final rule (CMS-5524-F and IFC) officially canceling mandatory hip fracture and…
CMS Notice Reminds Physicians to Attest to No Data Blocking
On October 26, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted a notice “reminding providers of their responsibilities to quickly share medical information with…
On October 27, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Receivership Model Law Working Group (under the direction of the NAIC’s Receivership and Insolvency Task…
On September 7, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released Hospital Inpatient and Outpatient Utilization and Payment data from over 3,000 hospital providers for…
Susan Huntington Speaking at Cohen Veterans Care Summit
Posted in Life Sciences, Reimbursement Matters
Day Pitney healthcare attorney Susan Huntington will be one of the featured speakers during the second annual Cohen Veterans Care Summit, September 27-28. The summit…
OIG Study Shows ACOs Reduce Costs While Improving Quality
Susan HuntingtonAccording to a study report released by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) in late August, accountable care organizations…