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March 2016 – Back to Court in Jimmo, Litigation Update & Other Issues
LITIGATION UPDATE Barrows v. Burwell (formerly Bagnall v. Sebelius) (Observation Status) No. 3:11-cv-01703 (D. Conn., filed 11/3/2011). In November 2011, the Center for Medicare Advocacy and Justice in Aging filed a class action lawsuit on … [Read more...] about March 2016 – Back to Court in Jimmo, Litigation Update & Other Issues
January 2016 – Senate Finance Request for Comments on Chronic Care & Other Issues
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Senate 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, 2016 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Comments on NOTICE Act Submitted electronically: NOTICE_Act@cms.hhs.gov The 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
The Center for Medicare Advocacy Responds to Requests for Comments from CMS
Together with other beneficiary advocacy groups, the Center for Medicare Advocacy responded to several requests for comment from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in December. Below, we include summaries of these comments … [Read more...] about The Center for Medicare Advocacy Responds to Requests for Comments from CMS
Center Comments on Proposed Discharge Planning Rule (December 2015)
December 23, 2015 Filing 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 Medicare-Medicaid Plan Quality Ratings Strategy
Submitted electronically via MMCOcapsmodel@cms.hhs.gov December 21, 2015 Tim Engelhardt, Director Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244 Re: … [Read more...] about Center Comments on Medicare-Medicaid Plan Quality Ratings Strategy
Proposed Appeals Legislation Leaves Unanswered Questions
The Senate Finance Committee recently passed the Audit & Appeal Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare (AFIRM) Act of 2015 (S. 2368). The Act, intended to improve the Medicare audit and appeals process, would not, in fact, improve the … [Read more...] about Proposed Appeals Legislation Leaves Unanswered Questions
Office of Inspector General Authorizes Hospitals to Discount or Waive Certain Drug Charges for Patients Classified as “Outpatients”
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a statement on October 30, 2015 that advises hospitals that it will not administratively sanction them if they discount or waive charges for an … [Read more...] about Office of Inspector General Authorizes Hospitals to Discount or Waive Certain Drug Charges for Patients Classified as “Outpatients”