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)
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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
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”
November 2015 – Budget Act of 2015 Mitigates Part B Premiums & Deductibles; Other Issues
Welcome and Housekeeping (David Lipschutz, Moderator) Legislative Update: Congress Mitigates Increases in 2016 Part B Premium and Deductible (David Lipschutz) Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 – Overview 2016 Part B premiums … [Read more...] about November 2015 – Budget Act of 2015 Mitigates Part B Premiums & Deductibles; Other Issues
Discharge Planning: Tips for Evaluating a Hospital’s Skilled Nursing Facility Placement Choices
Medicare beneficiaries often need care in a Medicare- participating skilled nursing facility (SNF) after an inpatient hospitalization. For these patients, hospitals are responsible for identifying skilled nursing facilities within the … [Read more...] about Discharge Planning: Tips for Evaluating a Hospital’s Skilled Nursing Facility Placement Choices
Listen to Medicare & Health Care Stories
Home HealthLongtime Center Client Rosalie Berkowitz on the importance of being able to stay in her home (A StoryCorps portrait)Edith Masterman: Fighting to Keep Medicare Services, with Executive Director Judith SteinObservation … [Read more...] about Listen to Medicare & Health Care Stories
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 DEDUCTIBLEBipartisan Budget Act of 2015 – OverviewOn 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
House Passes Budget Agreement That Would Reduce Dramatic Rise in Part B Costs for Beneficiaries – Bill Moves to Senate; Advocates Remain Concerned About Underlying Causes
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. Broadly speaking, this agreement avoids a pending government default by raising the nation’s debt ceiling, and prevents relief from budgetary … [Read more...] about House Passes Budget Agreement That Would Reduce Dramatic Rise in Part B Costs for Beneficiaries – Bill Moves to Senate; Advocates Remain Concerned About Underlying Causes
Center for Medicare Advocacy Submits Comments in Three Key areas to Keep Medicare Accessible for People In Need
Harmful Changes to Lower Limb Prostheses Coverage Too Much Reliance on “Improvement” in the Proposed Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model Proposed Revisions to the 2-Midnight Rule Won’t Make Any Significant … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy Submits Comments in Three Key areas to Keep Medicare Accessible for People In Need