Issue
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Date published or expected
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| MEDICARE |
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CMS proposed rule on rural health clinic payment system changes.
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Released June 26, 2008; Effective TBD.
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National rollout of Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor program.
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Phase 1 states begin March 1; Phase 2 states
begin Aug. 1.
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CMS proposed rule to update the Medicare Hospice Wage Index for fiscal year (FY) 2010.
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Released April 21, 2009; Effective Oct. 1, 2010.
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CMS proposed rule on inpatient PPS and LTCH PPS changes for FY 2010.
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Expected April 2009; Effective Oct. 1, 2009. |
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CMS proposed rule on inpatient rehabilitation PPS changes for FY 2010.
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Expected April 2009; Effective Oct. 1, 2009
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CMS proposed rule on skilled nursing facility PPS changes for FY 2010.
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Expected April 2009; Effective Oct. 1, 2009
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| CMS notice on inpatient psychiatric PPS rate update for RY 2010. |
Expected May 2009; Effective July 1, 2009
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| CMS proposed rule on physician fee schedule changes for 2010. |
Expected July 2009; Effective Jan. 1, 2010. |
| CMS proposed rule on outpatient PPS and ASC changes for 2010. |
Expected July 2009; Effective Jan. 1, 2010. |
| CMS final rule on inpatient PPS and LTCH PPS changes for FY 2010. |
Expected Aug. 2009; Effective Oct. 1, 2009. |
| CMS final rule on inpatient rehabilitation PPS changes for FY 2010. |
Expected Aug. 2009; Effective Oct. 1, 2009. |
| CMS final rule on skilled nursing facility PPS changes for FY 2010. |
Expected Aug. 2009; Effective Oct. 1, 2009. |
| CMS proposed rule on revised conditions of participation related to emergency preparedness and response. |
Expected 2009; Effective TBD.
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| MEDICAID |
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CMS final rule to revise current rules governing Medicaid provider taxes
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Published Feb. 22, 2008; Subject to moratorium through June 31, 2009.
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CMS proposed rule to eliminate federal funding of Medicaid GME.
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Published May 23, 2007; Congress expressed disapproval in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), but did not take action to bar HHS from implementing final rule.
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CMS final rule on intergovernmental transfers, certified public expenditures and upper payment limits.
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Published May 29, 2007; Needs to be reissued; Congress expressed disapproval in ARRA, but did not take action to bar HHS from implementing final rule.
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| CMS final rule requiring state Medicaid programs to use national drug codes for Medicaid hospital outpatient services. |
Published July 17, 2007; Effective Jan. 1,
2008. Lawsuit filed. |
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CMS final rule narrowing the definition of Medicaid hospital outpatient services.
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Published Nov. 7, 2008; Subject to moratorium through June 31, 2009.
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CMS final rule implementing Medicaid disproportionate share hospital reporting and auditing requirements.
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Published Dec. 19, 2008; Effective Jan. 19, 2009.
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| OTHER |
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DoD final rule on Tricare OPPS.
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Published Dec. 10, 2008; Effective May 1, 2009. |
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HHS final rule on state matching requirements for the Hospital Preparedness Program.
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Expected 2009; Effective 2009.
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HHS, Labor and Treasury proposed rules or requests for information on implementing mental health parity.
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Expected Spring/Summer 2009.
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HHS proposed rules on the definition of “meaningful user” as a requirement for hospitals to receive health IT stimulus funding
beginning in FY 2011. |
Expected Summer/Fall 2009. |