From the CMS Press Release: Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, nearly 500,000 people with Medicare Part D who reached the gap in coverage know as the “donut hole” have received an automatic 50 percent discount on their covered brand name prescription drugs. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted data today that […]
From the CMS Press Release: Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, nearly 500,000 people with Medicare Part D who reached the gap in coverage know as the “donut hole” have received an automatic 50 percent discount on their covered brand name prescription drugs. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted data today that […]
Modifier -33: “Preventive Services”: When the primary purpose of the service is the delivery of an evidence-based service in accordance with a US Preventive Services Task Force A or B rating in effect and other preventive services identified in preventive services mandates (legislative or regulatory), the service may be identified by appending modifier 33, Preventive […]
From the CMS Press Release: Technology is Similar to Tools Used by Credit Card Companies, Builds on White House Campaign to Cut Waste On the heels of the White House launch of the Campaign to Cut Waste – an administration wide initiative to crack down on waste, fraud and abuse, the Centers for Medicare & […]
From the CMS Press Release: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new report showing that more than 5 million Americans with traditional Medicare – or nearly one in six people with Medicare – took advantage of one or more of the recommended preventive benefits now available for free thanks to the […]
From the CMS Press Release: The Partnership for Patients is a new public-private partnership that will help improve the quality, safety, and affordability of health care for all Americans. The Partnership’s two goals are reducing harm in hospital settings by 40% and reducing hospital readmissions by 20% over a 3-year period. To achieve these goals, […]
From the CMS Press Release: Technology is Similar to Tools Used by Credit Card Companies, Builds on White House Campaign to Cut Waste On the heels of the White House launch of the Campaign to Cut Waste – an administration wide initiative to crack down on waste, fraud and abuse, the Centers for Medicare & […]
From the CMS Press Release: The Partnership for Patients is a new public-private partnership that will help improve the quality, safety, and affordability of health care for all Americans. The Partnership’s two goals are reducing harm in hospital settings by 40% and reducing hospital readmissions by 20% over a 3-year period. To achieve these goals, […]
From the CMS Fact Sheet: The Federally Qualified Health Center Advanced Primary Care Practice (FQHC APCP) demonstration project is a new Affordable Care Act initiative that will pay an estimated $42 million over three years to up to 500 FQHCs to coordinate care for Medicare patients. This demonstration project, operated by the Centers for Medicare […]