Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
Bill Watch
Bills introduced in the House: HR 3702. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to provide additional beneficiary protections. Introduced Jan. 32 by Rep. Ben Cardin (D-MD), referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means. HR 3707. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate fair prices for Medicare prescription drugs on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries. Introduced Jan. 20 by Rep. Dennis Moore (D-KS), referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means.
Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
- Medicare Reform Law:
Bush To Project Medicare Bill Over $530 Billion
Medicare reform to cost much more than originally projected.
When it issues its budget on Feb. [...] - Medicare Reform Law:
Complexity For Consumers Is A Huge Hurdle
Success of new Medicare may depend on communication with beneficiaries.
Offering Medicare beneficiaries reliable, comprehensible information [...] - Home Care:
New M+CO Appeals Burden Hits HHAs Hard
HHAs need to know what's required under the new mandate.
Relationships between Medicare+Choice organizations and home [...] - Hospitals:
LTC Hospitals Next In Line For Pay Hike
Proposed rule answers call for fee updates, policy changes.
Good things are in store for long-term [...] - Hospitals:
Beefed-Up Funding En Route To CAHs, Too
Rural providers get breathing room on beds, plus $900 million over next ten years.
Good news [...] - Long-Term Care:
Web Site Gives Public Look At SNF Performance
Nursing homes wondering how they'll look on CMS' enhanced "Nursing Home Compare."
Wake-up call for nursing [...] - Hospitals:
How Hospitals Can Avoid A Medicare Pay Cut
Submitting quality data is the key.
Hospitals need to participate in CMS' quality reporting initiative if [...] - Program Memo Roundup
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is restoring a pair of common working file [...] - Bill Watch
Bills introduced in the House: HR 3702. A bill to amend title XVIII of the [...]
