From the CMS News Release: Payments to home health agencies (HHAs) are estimated to decrease by approximately 2.31 percent or $430 million in CY 2012, the net effect of a 1.4 percent payment update, the wage index update, and the case-mix coding adjustment. This final rule reflects the ongoing efforts of CMS to support […]
MEDICARE PREMIUMS AND DEDUCTIBLES FOR 2012 MEDICARE PART A: Medicare Part A premiums will be increasing by just $1 per month, and the deductible will increase by just $24. For Medicare Part A, which pays for inpatient hospital, skilled nursing facility, and some home health care, about 99 percent of Medicare beneficiaries do not pay […]
From the CMS News Release: On October 24, 2011, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that 500 Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) have been selected for the FQHC Advanced Primary Care Practice (APCP) demonstration project from over 800 applicants. The initiative is designed to evaluate the impact of the advanced primary care […]
From the CMS News Release: People with Medicare will be able to benefit from a new program designed to encourage primary care doctors, specialists, hospitals, and other health care providers to coordinate their care under a final regulation issued by HHS. Created by the Affordable Care Act, these final rules on Accountable Care Organizations […]
The OIG Work Plan 2012 The Office of Inspector General’s Work Plan sets forth various projects to be addressed during the fiscal year by the Office of Audit Services, Office of Evaluation and Inspections, Office of Investigations, and Office of Counsel to the Inspector General. The Work Plan includes projects planned in each of the […]
From the CMS News Release: New proposed rules released this week by CMS would reduce unnecessary, obsolete, or burdensome regulations and save hospitals and healthcare providers nearly $1.1 billion each year and over $5 billion over 5 years. The new proposals regarding the rules for hospitals that treat Medicare and Medicaid patients were developed […]
From the CMS News Release: CMS announced this week that it is accepting applications for a new Innovation Advisors program to help health professionals deepen skills that will drive improvements to patient care and reduce costs. These health care improvements will benefit people enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). […]
From the CMS News Release: CMS announced two new national coverage determinations that cover alcohol misuse screening and behavioral counseling for Medicare beneficiaries as well as screening for depression. These new coverage policies add to the existing portfolio of covered preventive services, most of which are now available to people with Medicare at no […]
The list below contains the final rule (display version or published Federal Register version) and all subsequent published correction notices (if applicable), all tables, additional data and analysis files and the impact file. For files related to the Long Term Care PPS please visit http://www.cms.hhs.gov/LongTermCareHospitalPPS/. CMS-1518-F and CMS-1518-CN3 Final Rule Tables Each of these […]