Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
BILL WATCH
Bills introduced in the House: HR 3535. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to facilitate the use of private contracts under the Medicare program. Introduced Nov. 19 by Rep. Pat Toomey (R-PA), referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Energy and Commerce. HR 3549. A bill to amend title XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve payments to providers of services and physicians furnishing services to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. Introduced Nov. 20 by Rep. Baron Hill (R-IN), referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Energy and Commerce. HR 3584. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the amount of payment for physicians' services under the Medicare program and to provide regulatory relief and contracting flexibility under the Medicare program. Introduced Nov. 21 by Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV), referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means. HR 3635. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program of chronic kidney disease patients who are not end-stage renal disease patients. Introduced Nov. 21 by Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA), referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means. Bills introduced in the Senate: S 1897. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide a clarification of congressional intent regarding the counting of residents in a nonprovider setting for purposes of making payment for medical education under the Medicare program. Introduced Nov. 20 by Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME), referred to the Committee on Finance. S 1926. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore the Medicare program. Introduced Nov. 21 by Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), referred to the Committee on Finance.
Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
- Medicare Reform:
CONGRESS PASSES MAJOR MEDICARE REFORM BILL
Revamp features Rx benefit, increased managed care presence and much, much more funding.
Congress Nov. 25 [...] - Health Plans:
THE WINNERS: HEALTH PLANS POISED TO RE-ENTER MEDICARE
Health plans are the clear victors in the new landmark legislation.
Health plans won a major [...] - Reimbursement:
THE WINNERS: MONEY THROWN AT HOSPITALS, DOCS, EMPLOYERS
Increased reimbursement will help hospital and physicians.
One of the stories in the Medicare end-game [...] - DME:
THE LOSERS: DME INDUSTRY HEADED FOR A MELTDOWN
Compromise over Medicare legislation harsh on suppliers.
All suppliers' worst nightmares have been wrapped up in [...] - Home Health:
THE LOSERS: HHAs HURTING DESPITE COPAY VICTORY
Rural add-on falls short of hopes.
Home health agencies may have celebrated their political good fortune [...] - Rx Drugs:
THE DETAILS: THE DETAILS:
The in's and out's of the complicated new addition to Medicare. With so much discussion [...] - Pharmaceuticals:
MEDICARE BILL RETAINS REIMPORATION RESTRICTIONS
The movement to import less-expensive, Food and Drug Administration-approved medications from Canada has gone way [...] - BILL WATCH
Bills introduced in the House: HR 3535. A bill to amend title XVIII of the [...]
