Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
BILL WATCH
The following bills were introduced in the Senate: S. 911. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for reimbursement of certified midwife services and to provide for more equitable reimbursement rates for certified nurse-midwife services. Introduced April 27 by Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND), referred to the Committee on Finance. S. 933. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for improvements in access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals. Introduced by Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS), referred to the Committee on Finance. The following bills were introduced in the House: H.R. 1819. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to enhance the access of Medicare beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and underserved areas to critical primary and preventative health care benefits at federally qualified health centers. Referred by Rep. Jerry Weller (R-IL), referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H.R. 1946. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand and improve coverage of mental health services under the Medicare Program. Introduced April 27 by Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
- HIPAA:
Providers Should Target PHI Mishaps For Extinction
Minor slip-ups can evolve into major legal issues.
An employee's honest mistake can expose a patient's [...] - REHAB:
Meeting IRF Criteria A Must For Facilities
Compliance review periods governed by tricky CMS guidelines.
Inpatient rehabilitation facility qualification could become more difficult [...] - INFUSIONS:
Infusion Confusion Gone, Thanks To CMS
Transmittal states: Use G0350 once per session.
Providers who have been trying to squeeze their short-term [...] - PHYSICIANS:
Medicare Makes It Clear- Consults A 1-Doctor Affair
A consultation is a single physician's opinion, not a consensus.
Consults are hard work, and physicians [...] - PHYSICIANS:
Double-Digit Spending Growth A Bad Omen For 2006
What's behind the skyrocketing payments?
Physician spending rose a startling 15.2 percent in 2004 - the [...] - REIMBURSEMENT:
AMA Revving Up RVU Review Engine
E/M services the focus as AMA looks at reimbursement rates.
The AMA's Relative Value Update Committee [...] - HOSPITALS:
Hospital Organizations Say HSAs, HRAs Thriving
AHA and FAH say consumer-driven plan members will be equal.
Participants in so-called consumer-driven health plans [...] - DME:
Inhalation Drug Denials Leave Many Suppliers Gasping
... but CMS pledges to set DMERCs straight on G codes.
Durable medical equipment providers that [...] - PHARMACEUTICALS:
Enzi Treads Cautiously On Rx Importation
HELP will 'do something,' senator promises.
Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY) said April 19 that his Health, [...] - ENFORCEMENT WATCH:
DOJ Circles Fraud Ring, Prison Possible For Leader
Massive kickback network offers no safety in numbers.
Just because a real physician wrote the prescription [...] - HOME HEALTH:
CMS Setting Sights On Medical Directors
Going overboard on number of directors raises a red flag.
The newest compliance hotspot for [...] - BILL WATCH
The following bills were introduced in the Senate: S. 911. A bill to amend title [...]
