Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
Bill Watch
The following bills were introduced in the House: HR 5393. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide incentives linking quality to payment for skilled nursing facilities and to establish a Long-Term Care Financing Commission. Introduced Nov. 19 by Rep. Philip English (R-PA), referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Energy and Commerce. HR 5399. A bill to provide for reimbursement of enrollees in the Medicare PPO demonstration project for expenses inappropriately incurred in being provided coverage through out-of-network providers. Introduced Nov. 19 by Rep. Benjamin Cardin (D-MD), referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Energy and Commerce. HR 5403. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the quality of care in skilled nursing facilities under the Medicare program through development of quality measures and changes in reimbursement. Introduced Nov. 19 by Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Energy and Commerce. HR 5415. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide payments to Medicare ambulance suppliers of the full cost of furnishing such services, to provide payments to rural ambulance providers and suppliers to account for the cost of serving areas with low population density. Introduced Nov. 19 by Rep. Thomas Reynolds (R-NY), referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means. The following bills were introduced in the Senate: S 2983. A bill to establish hospice demonstration projects and a hospice grant program for beneficiaries under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act. Introduced Nov. 16 by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), referred to the Committee on Finance. S 2988. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to information concerning the quality of care provided by skilled nursing facilities and to provide incentives to skilled nursing facilities to improve the quality of care provided by those facilities by linking the amount of payment under the Medicare program to quality reporting and performance requirements. Introduced Nov. 17 by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), referred to the Committee on Finance.
Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
- Physicians:
Will 'Welcome To Medicare' Exams Be A Welcome Addition?
Split codes mean physicians can outsource EKG tests
If you're worried about having to perform a [...] - Pay-For-Performance:
MedPAC Continues Its Push On Pay-For-Performance
How long until providers are paid based on quality?
What Medicare will do is still unknown, [...] - Reimbursement:
Pay Gains Could Be A Flash In The Pan, Report Warns
Zero in on problem areas through routine checks to protect your facility.
Hanging your hopes on [...] - Rehab:
Cardiac Rehab Supervision Falls Into Feds' Spotlight
Show off your outcomes data to keep docs hyped about your program.
The word from CMS [...] - Physicians:
Sticker Shock May Scare Congress Out Of Saving Docs From Cuts
Docs should brace themselves for seven years of nightmares.
Enjoy that 1.5-percent increase in Medicare payments [...] - Hospitals:
What CMS Will Be Asking Hospital Patients
New survey questions, pay-for-performance standards unveiled.
Will new quality measures provide an accurate snapshot of how [...] - Enforcement Watch:
Urologist Slammed For Heeding Drugmaker's Advice
You may not be immune from TAP marketing fallout.
If you received free samples of Lupron [...] - Hospice:
Hospices Look To New Billing Opportunities
Hospice docs can furnish consultation under new HCPCS code.
Starting in January, hospices will have one [...] - Bill Watch
The following bills were introduced in the House: HR 5393. A bill to amend title [...]
