Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
Bill Watch
Bill introduced in the House: HR 4195. A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the coordination of prescription drug coverage provided under retiree plans and state pharmaceutical assistance programs with the prescription drug benefit provided under the Medicare program. Introduced April 22 by Rep. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means. Bills introduced in the Senate: S 2339. A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the coordination of prescription drug coverage provided under retiree plans and state pharmaceutical assistance programs with the prescription drug benefit provided under the Medicare program. Introduced April 22 by Sen. Jon Corzine (D-NJ), referred to the Committee on Finance. S 2334. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the Medicare program. Introduced April 22 by Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND), referred to the Committee on Finance.
Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
- Dialysis:
For Dialysis Patients, Choose 'Fistula First'
New CMS program sings the praises of a safer, more cost-effective kind of access.
Providers placing [...] - Rehab:
Therapists Getting Caught In Stroke Coding Trap
Choosing the wrong diagnosis can lead to big problems.
If outpatient therapy providers are treating patients [...] - Home Care:
OASIS Suspensions Add More Work For HHAs
Assessment time points added for some.
The suspension of OASIS data collection for private pay patients [...] - Lab Tests:
CMS Clarifies Confusion On Physician Referrals
Find out when physician referrals are and are not acceptable.
If you have been searching for [...] - Hospitals:
Higher Pay On The Way For Reclassified Hospitals
The list of qualifying facilities to be released soon on CMS' Web site.
Good news for [...] - Health Plans:
New Rx Cards Shake Up Managed Medicare Market
Insurers hope to use the cards to drive business for Medicare Advantage products.
Phase I of [...] - Home Care:
CMS Grants Some Assessment Flexibility
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has thrown home health agencies one bone in [...] - Chronic Care:
CMS Solicits Proposals For Care Coordination Pilot
Ten applicants wanted for 3-year pilot.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is seeking proposals [...] - FDA:
FDA Approves Two New Cancer Drugs
Martha Stewart may be going to prison because she bet against ImClone's new cancer drug [...] - Bill Watch
Bill introduced in the House: HR 4195. A bill to amend part D of title [...]
