by Keith Kuhn | Jun 8, 2013 | Government, Regulations, Reimbursement
The OIG recently issued a report, found at www.kslaw.com, concerning the potential financial impact to Medicare Part A if CMS established a hospital transfer payment policy for early discharges to hospice care. The OIG explained that it undertook this review because...
by Keith Kuhn | Jun 8, 2013 | Industry
ResMed, an innovator and pioneer in developing products for the treatment of sleep-disordered breathing and respiratory conditions, today announced the launch of the Quattro Air full face mask. This ground-breaking new mask for use with positive airway pressure...
by Keith Kuhn | Jun 7, 2013 | Government, Payor, Regulations
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has removed 14,663 healthcare providers and suppliers from the Medicare program in the last two years, the agency announced Thursday. The figure more than doubles the number of removals from the prior two-year period....
by Keith Kuhn | Jun 6, 2013 | Government, Regulations
An advocacy group for independent Medicare auditors has sharply criticized two bills that would put new controls on Recovery Audit Contractors. The Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013 was introduced in the House of Representatives in March. A Senate version of the...
by Keith Kuhn | Jun 3, 2013 | Regulations
Small companies seeking to ward off key health-law provisions—at least for a while—are weighing offers by some large insurers to hit the reset button on their yearlong health plan service contracts in December. Many contracts normally restart at the beginning of...
