Medicare
CMS published in the Dec. 27 Federal Register a proposed rule that would establish emergency preparedness conditions of participation (CoPs) and conditions for coverage (CfCs) that hospitals, critical access hospitals and 15 other provider and supplier types would have to meet in order to…
AHA Urges Congress to Support RAC Reforms after Long Delays in Assignment of Hospital Appeals to ALJ
The need for fundamental RAC relief has become even more apparent and urgent by operational changes described in the attached memo from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA).
Delays of at least two years in granting an ALJ hearing for an appealed claim are not only unacceptable, they are a direct violation of Medicare statute that requires ALJs to issue a decision within 90 days of receiving the request for hearing.
America’s hospitals strongly oppose a Senate proposal to cut funding for seniors’ Medicare to pay for extended unemployment benefits. While we do not oppose the extension of these benefits, we do oppose using Medicare reductions to pay for non-Medicare related spending
CMS published the Medicare physician fee schedule final rule for calendar year 2014 in the Dec. 10 Federal Register.
December 19, 2013 Medicare Outpatient PPS and ASC Final Rule for CY 2014 AT A GLANCE The Issue: On Nov. 27, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and ambulatory surgical center (ASC) final rule with comment period for calendar…
Compare 2014 Final Rule Addendum B with Rates Effective October 1, 2013, BY HCPCS
The RAC Burden: How a Well-Intentioned Federal Program Has Become a Drain on Hospitals