TODAY: Rep. Thompson free webinar on stopping CB, 2:45 PM, ET Stay committed in the fight to save the HME industry from Medicare competitive bidding. Congressional champion Glenn “GT” Thompson (R – PA 5th) will address a national webinar of the HME industry TODAY,...
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Joint Commission Resources Opens CMS Practice
Hospitals and long-term care organizations can now receive assistance from former state or federal surveyors with experience evaluating the requirements of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) through a new CMS Practice consulting program offered by...
Could There be a Medicare Competitive Re-Bid in Tennessee
U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker have introduced legislation that may re-open the competitive bidding process for durable medical equipment suppliers in Tennessee. Re-Bid Bill The bill would require the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to conduct...
CMS quiet on Skilled Care Reimbursement Changes Fueled by Lawsuit
In recent years, many skilled care operators have nervously watched the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reduce and sometimes eliminate payments for physical, occupational and speech therapy services. But thanks to a recent class-action lawsuit settlement,...
Medicare Updates Physician Comparison Website
Medicare last week added new features to its Physician Compare website as it prepares to start including quality data on thousands of doctors. The federal health care law requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to publish performance data on doctors,...
IV Therapy Accesibility for Medicare Beneficiaries
Dr. Emma Sing recently sat down with a patient and had a tough conversation. Although she has had this same dialogue many times the outcome does not get any easier to explain. She was explaining care options to an 84 year old patient as his intitial shock turned to...
W.H. Administration Delays Key Piece of Health Reform Law
In a surprise announcement, W.H. administration said Tuesday evening that it was delaying implementation of a key part of its landmark health-reform law; the requirement that employers with more than 50 workers offer insurance coverage by Jan. 1, 2014 or face fines....
OIG: Data Entry Issues may Cost Medicare Over $500 Million
The Medicare system may never collect more than $543 million in overpayments made in 2010, a federal inspector general's report released Tuesday shows, because Medicare entered only a summary of each bill in its new system. The new accounting system for the Center for...
Medicare Bill Would Reward Elderly for Good Health
Bipartisan bill seeks to strengthen Medicare by keeping seniors healthy U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and U.S. Representatives Erik Paulsen, R-Minn., Ron Kind, D-Wisc., Tim Griffin, R-Ark., and Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, today (Wednesday, June...
Hospitals Voice Frustration to Senators About Burdensome RAC Audits
On June 25, 2013, the Senate Committee on Finance heard testimony from hospital representatives and a recovery audit contractor (RAC) representative regarding burdensome audit procedures. RACs were created to identify improper payments made to Medicare Parts A and B...
OIG to CMS: Rein in CPAP supplies
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) recommends that CMS review and revise the replacement schedule for CPAP supplies in a report published today (June 26). The OIG studied the replacement schedules of 50 fee-for-service state Medicaid programs and found that 39% had...
CMS Refuses Round 2 Competitive Bid Delay
After receiving a letter from 227 lawmakers calling for CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner to delay implementation of Round Two of competitive bidding due to various problems found with winning bidders, CMS will not implement an administrative delay of Round Two of...