Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
BILL WATCH
The following House bills were introduced: H.R. 1568. A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a prescription drug benefit with a high deductible at no additional premium and access to discount prices on drugs and to provide for the operation of such benefit without a deductible for certain low-income Medicare beneficiaries. Introduced April 2 by Rep. Cal Dooley (D-CA), referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 1580. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for national standardized payment amounts for inpatient hospital services furnished under the Medicare program. Introduced April 3 by Rep. Phil English (R-PA), referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 1622. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and otherwise revise the Medicare program to reform the method of paying for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services. Introduced April 3 by Rep. Charlie Norwood (R-GA), referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 1635. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a complete transition period for the reduction of Medicare beneficiary copayment for hospital outpatient department services furnished under the Medicare program. Introduced April 3 by Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA), referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means. The following Senate bill was introduced:
H.R. 1539. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to the hospital ownership exception to physician self-referral restrictions to interests purchased on terms generally available to the public. Introduced April 1 by Rep. Jerry Kleczka (D-WI), referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means.
S. 778. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare beneficiaries with a drug discount card that ensures access to affordable prescription drugs. Introduced April 3 by Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE), referred to the Committee on Finance.
Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
- Legislation:
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COURT OKS MICHIGAN MEDICAID RX PROGRAM
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MOST POPULAR M+C PLANS TO GET TWO PERCENT RAISE
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HEALTH CARE DIRECTORS MUST SPEAK UP ON COMPLIANCE
As the Enron fiasco continues to play out and the HealthSouth debacle puts the corporate [...] - Medicare:
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It's nice to know that even in the House Ways and Means Committee, occasionally a [...] - Self-Referral:
STARK LAWS COULD CAST WIDER NET
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FOR NURSING HOMES, QUALITY IS JOB ONE
Nursing homes that fail to establish solid programs to ensure quality of care could very [...] - Physicians:
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Staffing companies that contract with physicians to staff emergency rooms and other hospital departments could [...] - HIPAA:
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Have you deferred a good chunk of your Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act compliance [...] - Medicaid:
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Medicaid rules and regulations cast a wide net, and sometimes the fraud and abuse perils [...] - Reimbursement:
NEW APPROACHES TO NEW TECH PAYMENTS
Health care providers that deal extensively with new and emerging technologies may soon see some [...] - Medicaid:
AUDIOLOGISTS FACE NEW RULES FOR MEDICAID
Audiologists would have to meet a new set of requirements to provide services - including [...] - Medicare+Choice:
FINAL M+C APPEAL RULE EASES ADVANCE NOTICE REQUIREMENT
Medicare+Choice organizations will have to notify enrollees two days prior to terminating services under a [...] - PROGRAM MEMO ROUNDUP
Health care providers that bill Medicare for Part B mental health services should take special [...] - BILL WATCH
The following House bills were introduced:
H.R. 1539. A bill to amend title XVIII of [...]
