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Center Submits Comments to Senate Finance Committee’s Bipartisan Chronic Care Working Group (CCWG)
In December 2015, the Senate Finance Committee’s Bipartisan Chronic Care Working Group released a Policy Options Document. The Policy Options Document was issued as part of a process begun in May 2015 to develop legislation to address … [Read more...] about Center Submits Comments to Senate Finance Committee’s Bipartisan Chronic Care Working Group (CCWG)
November 2015 – Budget Act of 2015 Mitigates Increased Part B Premiums And Deductibles; Other Issues
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: CONGRESS MITIGATES INCREASES IN 2016 PART B PREMIUM AND DEDUCTIBLE Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 – Overview On Monday November 2, 2015, President Obama signed into law the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. This … [Read more...] about November 2015 – Budget Act of 2015 Mitigates Increased Part B Premiums And Deductibles; Other Issues
Center Comments on Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2016
September 8, 2015 Andy Slavitt, Acting Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1631-P P.O. Box 8016 Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 Delivered Electronically through … [Read more...] about Center Comments on Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2016
Center Comments on Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Payment Model
September 8, 2015 Andy Slavitt Acting Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-5516-P 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 Delivered … [Read more...] about Center Comments on Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Payment Model
Center Comments to Senate Finance Committee Regarding Chronic Care Reform
June 22, 2015 The Honorable Orrin Hatch The Honorable Ron Wyden Chair, Committee on Finance … [Read more...] about Center Comments to Senate Finance Committee Regarding Chronic Care Reform
April 2015 – The Potential Impact of the “Doc Fix” & Other Issues
LEGISLATIVE/BUDGET UPDATE 1.Medicare Physician Payment (SGR) In an effort to address the perennial issue of payment for Medicare physicians -- the fundamentally flawed reimbursement system known as the sustainable growth rate or SGR – the … [Read more...] about April 2015 – The Potential Impact of the “Doc Fix” & Other Issues
CMA Community News – December, 2014
A Message from the Executive Director News You Can Use Legislative & Policy Update CMA In the Community A Message from the Executive Director 2015 Marks the 50th Anniversary of Medicare – Help Ensure its Future Since … [Read more...] about CMA Community News – December, 2014
Examining Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotic Drugs, Part Two: How Surveyors Describe How, When, and Why They Cite Antipsychotic Drug Deficiencies (Note: Nearly 200 pages)
Examining Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotic Drugs, a Report in three Parts, looks at antipsychotic drug use in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and nursing facilities (NFs) from two perspectives. First, it analyzes the antipsychotic drug … [Read more...] about Examining Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotic Drugs, Part Two: How Surveyors Describe How, When, and Why They Cite Antipsychotic Drug Deficiencies (Note: Nearly 200 pages)
Comments on Post Acute Care (PAC) Reform Proposals
August 19, 2013 Senate Finance Committee House of Representatives, Committee on Ways and Means United States Congress Submitted electronically to: postacutecarereform@finance.senate.gov and postacutecarereform@mail.house.gov Re: Comments … [Read more...] about Comments on Post Acute Care (PAC) Reform Proposals