by Keith Kuhn | Apr 10, 2013 | Government
WASHINGTON – Continuing the transformation of the Department of Veterans Affairs into a 21st century organization, the President has proposed a $152.7 billion budget, a 10.2 percent increase over Fiscal Year 2013, that will support VA’s goals to expand access to...
by Keith Kuhn | Apr 10, 2013 | Government
The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday overwhelmingly lauded President Barack Obama’s nominee to run Medicare, Medicaid and even much of the health reform law. Marilyn Tavenner, who has run the sprawling Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services as acting...
by Keith Kuhn | Apr 9, 2013 | Provider
13,126 CONTRACTS AWARDED TO SUPPLIERS OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES SELECTED THROUGH COMPETITIVE BIDDING IN 91 AREAS.The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced that 799* suppliers have been awarded contracts as part of Round 2 of the...
by Keith Kuhn | Apr 9, 2013 | Reimbursement
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice participated in a conference call with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on April 3, 2013 to discuss Phase II of the PECOS edit activation. During the call, NAHC reported on the information collected...
by Keith Kuhn | Apr 9, 2013 | Reimbursement
Providers may be reimbursed for Medicare beneficiaries’ bad debts even after sending them to a collection agency, a U.S. District Court judge has ruled. At issue was the question of whether bad debts for Medicare beneficiaries, usually related to copayments and...
