Advisories
AHA Advisories provide urgent information for AHA members and the healthcare field, as well as actions they may need to take.
In the February 1 Federal Register, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services\(CMS\) published proposed changes to its direct graduate medical education \(DGME\) and indirect medical education \(IME\) payment policies related to the amount of time residents can spend in non-hospital settings…
On February 2, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) publishedproposed revisions to the Medicare wage index occupational mix survey to beused from July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008.
Resources on challenging local coverage determinations (LCDs).
On January 18, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) issued its long-expected proposal to carry out some of the 2.2 billion in administrative savings submitted by the administration last February in its budget plan for fiscal year 2007.
Legislation and regulation regarding Medicare appeals.
If any party to the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) hearing is dissatisfied with the ALJ’s decision, the party may request a review by the Medicare Appeals Council.