Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
BILL WATCH
The following bills were introduced in the Senate: S. 437. A bill to amend titles XVIII of and XIX of the Social Security Act and title III of the Public Health Service Act to improve access to information about individuals' health care operations and legal rights near the end of life, to promote advance care planning so that individuals' wishes are known should they be unable to speak for themselves, to engage health care providers in disseminating information and assisting in the preparation of advance directives, which include living wills and powers of attorney for health care. Introduced Feb. 10 by Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL), referred to the Committee on Finance. S. 438. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps. Introduced Feb. 17 by Sen. John Ensign (D-NV), referred to the Committee on Finance. S. 445. A resolution to amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, as added by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to provide for negotiation of fair prices for Medicare prescription drugs. Introduced Feb. 17 by Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), referred to the Committee on Finance.
Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
- Health Plans:
CMS Happy With Local Medicare Plan Applications
But are regional plan numbers a bad omen for rural patients?
The Centers for Medicare and [...] - Health Spending:
Expect Scrutiny Of Health Prices As Spending Continues Upward
Growth rate is considerably higher than projected growth for the U.S. economy overall
On average, [...] - Long-Term Care:
Providers May Have To Swallow Costlier Meds In 2006
Upside: New HEDIS standards say drugs shouldn't have been included in the first place
The [...] - Legislation:
States Struggling For Ways To Cover Working Uninsured
Medicaid threatened by decline in employer coverage for lower-income workers
Even as states and the [...] - Physicians:
Chemotherapy Reimbursement Not Covering $144 Million Cost
If oncology practices feel short-changed, it may be for a reason
Chemotherapy administration payments were nearly [...] - Laboratories:
Its Time To Ramp Up Diabetes Screening Tests
Now labs can bill at least once per year for all patients
The Medicare Modernization Act [...] - DME:
Share Power Mobility Denial Pain With CMS
Region B represents a particular problem, some suppliers say
Frustrated over inexplicable denials of power mobility [...] - Home Health:
CMS Whittles Home Health Compare Measures To 10
Risk adjustment problems keep 5 NQF-endorsed standards on the sidelines.
Home health providers won't have to [...] - Enforcement:
Don't Let Networking Weave A Tangled Web
Watch for tactics that build provider alliances-but sabotage compliance
The owner of several Miami, FL durable [...] - Long-Term Care:
How CMS Plans To Make Staffing Choices Safer
OIG: Nurse aid registries are coming up short on the facts
Facilities that rely on state [...] - BILL WATCH
The following bills were introduced in the Senate: S. 437. A bill to amend titles [...]
