CMS Rules on Overpayments
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has modified the rules for providers to report overpayments, reducing the look-back period
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HHS Caught in Priority Squeeze on Medicare Appeals
With a steadily growing backlog of Medicare provider appeals, Health and Human Services appears caught in a dilemma that may result
Read MoreFarm Contractors Balk At Obamacare Requirements
(By – April Dembosky, KQED via Kaiser Health News) Obamacare is putting the agricultural industry in a tizzy. Many contractors
Read MorePhysician Compare Public Reporting Information Sessions
(Source – CMS.gov) Interested in learning more about the future of public reporting on Physician Compare and how it will
Read MoreAmbulance Fee Schedule Fact Sheet — Revised
(Source – CMS.gov) A revised Ambulance Fee Schedule Fact Sheet is available. Learn about: Ambulance fee schedule background, payments, and
Read MoreInfluenza Activity Continues
(Source – CMS.gov) People 65 years and older are at a greater risk of serious complications from seasonal influenza. Do
Read MoreEHR Incentive Programs: Clinical Decision Support Interventions
(Source – CMS.gov) For the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs in 2016, eligible professionals and eligible
Read MoreAllowing Medicare to Negotiate Drug Prices Is A Popular Idea But May Not Produce Substantial Savings
(By – Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman – Kaiser Family Foundation) After many years of slow growth, prescription drug spending growth is
Read MoreDrug Cost Negotiations Addressed in Obama Budget
President Obama’s recently proposed budget has downsides and upsides for seniors, but one of the upsides has garnered support from
Read More$20 million Fraud Scheme in Miami
That perpetual hotbed of Medicare Fraud, Miami, is once again in the news as a result of a resident physician
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