Medicare
Late Friday, Aug. 29, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a notice addressing the backlog of Medicare appeals for short stays.
The AHA applauds the work of the Committee to fight fraud, waste and abuse, and your work on this legislation specifically. While we generally support the efforts of this bill, we appreciate your seeking our input so we can identify some potential unintended consequences or areas where additional…
Addendum B.-Proposed OPPS Payment by HCPCS Code for CY 2015
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published in the May 12 Federal Register a final rule to revise and clarify certain Conditions of Participation and Conditions for Coverage for hospitals, critical access hospitals and other providers, including long-term care facilities, ambulatory…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on July 3 released two proposed rules for calendar year (CY) 2015 - the outpatient prospective payment system (PPS)/ambulatory surgical center (ASC) rule and the physician fee schedule (PFS) rule. In addition, on July 2, CMS issued the End-…