Medicare
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-…
CMS’s proposal to change the thresholds that apply to LTCH interrupted stays is unwarranted and should not be implemented.
CMS Implements Extension of Payment Adjustment for Low-Volume and Medicare-Dependent Hospital Programs for Second Half of FY 2014: On Tuesday, June 17, CMS announced in the Federal Register changes implementing the extension of both the low-volume payment adjustment and the Medicare-dependent…
The AHA, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, and U.S. Chamber of Commerce today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to bar civil monetary penalties under the False Claims Act that irrationally exceed the harm actually suffered by the government.
We strongly urge you to finalize, as quickly as possible, the proposal to expand providers’ choice of certified EHR technology (CEHRT) to be used in 2014. The proposed flexibility is much needed and would offer more choice in the specific meaningful use requirements they must meet in 2014 (Stage 1…
The American Hospital Association (AHA) wishes to express serious concerns about an increasing number of ―hospital compliance reviews‖ performed by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) Office of Audit Services in which the OIG has extrapolated audit findings to estimate Medicare overpayments to…