Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
BILL WATCH
Published on Fri Nov 07, 2003
The following bill was introduced in the House: HR 3382. A bill to amend titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive certain waiting periods for Social Security disability and Medicare benefits in the case of a terminally ill, disabled individual. Introduced Oct. 28 by Rep. Michael Rogers (R-AL), referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
- Rehab:
PROVIDERS GRAPPLING WITH INCOMING RULE
Rule could put some IRFs out of business. Now that the comment period has ended for [...] - Physicians:
CMS ANNOUNCES RATE CUT, BUT CONGRESS MAY REVERSE
Physicians are slated to receive a 4.5 percent cut in Medicare reimbursement under a final [...] - Home Health:
HHAs Preparing For M0175 Recoupments This Spring
Millions of dollars in takebacks based on patient hospital stays are on agencies' horizons. Despite [...] - Long-Term Care:
THREE-DAY HOSPITAL-STAY RULE STILL VEXES OIG
Nursing homes could face overpayment demands. Are skilled nursing facilities across the country inappropriately collecting [...] - Labs:
WHAT LAB SURVEYORS ARE LOOKING FOR
CLIA inspectors offer insider tips for a smoother survey. Laboratory inspectors around the nation are [...] - Pharmaceuticals:
CMS REVS UP STATES ON MEDICARE DRUG DISCOUNT CARDS
Program will go live next spring. Even though legislation establishing a Medicare-endorsed prescription drug program [...] - Home Health:
Bidding In, Copays Out In Latest Medicare Legislation
Home care provisions in flux.
Congressional leaders are stepping up the intensity of Medicare legislation negotiations, [...] - Pharmaceuticals:
ASSAULT CONTINUES ON DRUGMAKER RECORDKEEPING RULE
States call on CMS to withdraw controversial pharma reg. Drugmakers will have to go back to [...] - Rehab:
CAPS COULD SPAWN NEW ERA IN HOSPITAL-SNF RELATIONSHIPS
As long as the therapy caps are in place, many patients will be shuffled to [...] - Medicaid:
TX PROVIDERS MAY FACE IMD RECOUPMENTS
Ongoing OIG probe addresses Medicaid payments for IMD residents.
In its latest attempt to assess whether [...] - BILL WATCH
The following bill was introduced in the House: HR 3382. A bill to amend titles [...]
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