by Keith Kuhn | Mar 15, 2017 | Reimbursement
CMS announced a call to discuss the non-CB impact of CURES with stakeholders on Thursday, 3/23 at 2p Eastern. According to the CMN announcement, CURES mandates Stakeholder input on the methodology for using information from the DMEPOS Competitve bidding program for...
by Keith Kuhn | Mar 11, 2016 | Government
The effort to privatize North Carolina’s Medicaid program made its first substantive deadline last week, but Department of Health and Human Services officials warned lawmakers that putting the plan in place will face at least one big obstacle: presidential...
by Keith Kuhn | Mar 9, 2016 | Government
The state’s largest health care systems have been caught in a logistical tug-of-war after legislators proposed a hybrid strategy for handling the biggest piece of Medicaid reform. Do the systems pursue a statewide Medicaid coverage role, whether individually or...
by Keith Kuhn | Mar 8, 2016 | Reimbursement
With no time to lose, HME industry stakeholders are ready for another run at the competitive bidding program. Legislation in the works by Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., would delay the next round of cuts for nine to 12 months, depending on the CBO score. “This proposal is...
by Keith Kuhn | Mar 3, 2016 | Government
Earlier this month, a bipartisan group, led by U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), introduced a bill in the Senate focused on promoting cost savings and quality care under the Medicare program through the use of telehealth and remote patient monitoring (RPM)...
