Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
BILL WATCH
The following bills were introduced in the House: HR 1729. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase inpatient hospital payments under the Medicare program to Puerto Rico hospitals. Introduced April 20 by Rep. Luis Fortuno (R-PR), referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. The following bills were introduced in the Senate: S. 813. A bill to amend Part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate for lower prices for Medicare prescription drugs. Introduced April 15 by Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA), referred to the Committee on Finance. S. 820. A bill to promote the development of health care cooperatives that will help businesses to pool the health care purchasing power of employers, and for other purposes. Introduced April 15 by Sens. Russell Feingold (R-WI) and Susan Collins (R-ME), referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. S. 824. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to primary health providers who establish practices in health professional shortage areas. Introduced by Sen. Conrad Burns (R-MT) April 18 and referred to the Committee on Finance. S. 835. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a nonrefundable tax credit for elder care expenses. Introduced by Sens. Larry Craig (R-ID) and Conrad Burns (R-MT), referred to the Committee on Finance. S. 856. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the minimum Medicare deadlines for filing claims to take into account delay in processing adjustment from secondary payer status to primary payer status. Introduced by Sens. John Rockefeller (D-WV) and Richard Durbin (D-IL) April 20, referred to the Committee on Finance. S. 862. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase inpatient hospital payments under the Medicare program to Puerto Rico hospitals. Introduced April 20 by Sens. Rick Santorum (R-PA) and Mary Landrieu (D-LA), referred to the Committee on Finance. S. 873. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices under the Medicare program. Introduced April 20 by Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL).
Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
- COMPLIANCE:
Compliance Statements Sate Hungry HIPAA Auditors
Providers can deal with possible HIPAA violations through 3 retaliatory methods.
Preparing your plan of action [...] - LABS:
How To Bounce Back From A CLIA Deficiency
Warning: All talk and no action could land a lab in hot water.
A deficiency doesn't [...] - DME:
Analysis Casts Doubt On Competitive Bidding Savings
Economist raises concerns about anti-competitive aspects of CMS initiative.
Durable medical equipment providers have a fresh [...] - PHYSICIANS:
Doctor's Scrawl Could Spell Doom For Practice
Trouble lurks when two out of three reviewers can't read handwriting.
Illegible handwriting isn't just [...] - APPEALS:
Prepare Now For Quicker 2006 Appeals Turnaround
Providers that don't learn new rules early could be sorry all next year.
Starting this January, [...] - APPEALS:
Here's One Appeals Change Providers Should Notice
Medicare carriers will send appeal denial notes.
Starting in January, when a Medicare carrier rejects [...] - MEDICARE ADVANTAGE:
MedPAC- Remove Medicare Advantage Advantages
Commission wants MA benchmarks to line up with FFS costs.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has [...] - COMPLIANCE:
Inform Patients Up Front To Avoid Payment Surprises
Denials shouldn't catch anyone off guard.
Just because a provider knows that not every procedure, service [...] - HOSPITALS:
Hospital Association Raises NPI Questions
Many facilities still in dark about subpart IDs, other NPI issues.
While physicians have been wondering [...] - ENFORCEMENT WATCH:
Bogus Diagnosis Scam May Send Physician Up River
Medicare nabs doc who treated nonexistent skin cancer ... repeatedly.
Health care fraud goes deeper than [...] - PHYSICIANS:
CMS Increases Physician Scarcity Area Incentives
Docs in critical access hospitals eligible for payout.
If you are a physician whose county [...] - BILL WATCH
The following bills were introduced in the House: HR 1729. A bill to amend title [...]
