January 29, 2016The Honorable Orrin … [Read more...] about Center Comments on Chronic Care Reform
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January 2016 – Senate Finance Request for Comments on Chronic Care & Other Issues
Welcome and Housekeeping (David Lipschutz, Moderator) Legislative Update (David Lipschutz) Senate Finance Committee Releases Document for Comment Bipartisan Chronic Care Working Group Policy Options Document (December … [Read more...] about January 2016 – Senate Finance Request for Comments on Chronic Care & Other Issues
January 2016 – Senate Finance Request for Comments on Chronic Care & Other Issues
LEGISLATIVE UPDATESenate Finance Committee Releases Document for Comment In December 2015, the Senate Finance Committee’s Bipartisan Chronic Care Working Group released a Policy Options Document. The following is an excerpt … [Read more...] about January 2016 – Senate Finance Request for Comments on Chronic Care & Other Issues
Center Comments on the NOTICE Act
January 4, 2016Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesComments on NOTICE ActSubmitted electronically: NOTICE_Act@cms.hhs.govThe Center for Medicare Advocacy (Center) is a national, private, non-profit law organization, founded in … [Read more...] about Center Comments on the NOTICE Act
The Hidden Financial Incentives Behind Your Shorter Hospital Stay
(New York Times)To the Editor:Today’s story, The Hidden Financial Incentives Behind Your Shorter Hospital Stay, describes how hospital stays classified under “Observation Status” are skewing admission and readmission data. … [Read more...] about The Hidden Financial Incentives Behind Your Shorter Hospital Stay
Center Comments on Proposed Discharge Planning Rule (December 2015)
December 23, 2015Filing code for submitting comments: CMS-3317-P. Dear Sir or Madam:Comments on the Proposed Discharge Planning Rule as put forth by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)The Center for … [Read more...] about Center Comments on Proposed Discharge Planning Rule (December 2015)
Center Comments on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2017 [CMS–9937–P]
December 21, 2015Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244-8016RE: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; … [Read more...] about Center Comments on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2017 [CMS–9937–P]
Center Comments on Medicare-Medicaid Plan Quality Ratings Strategy
Submitted electronically via MMCOcapsmodel@cms.hhs.govDecember 21, 2015Tim Engelhardt, Director Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244Re: … [Read more...] about Center Comments on Medicare-Medicaid Plan Quality Ratings Strategy
Center Comments on CMS-10003 Notice of Denial of Medical Coverage (or Payment)
Submitted electronically at http://www.regulations.govDecember 15, 2015CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs, Division of Regulations Development, Attention: CMS-10003/0938-0829, Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security … [Read more...] about Center Comments on CMS-10003 Notice of Denial of Medical Coverage (or Payment)
The Medicare Advocacy Fund
Now is the time to support the Center's activities to preserve a full and fair Medicare program for today - and tomorrow.Gifts to the Medicare Advocacy Fund support the broad range of programming that has been the Center for Medicare … [Read more...] about The Medicare Advocacy Fund