Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
BILL WATCH
The following bills were introduced in the Senate: S. 1489. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with regard to research on asthma, and for other purposes. Introduced July 26 by Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. S. 1503. A bill to reduce health care costs, expand access to affordable health care coverage, and improve health care and strengthen the health care safety net, and for other purposes. Introduced July 26 by Sen. Bill Frist (R-TN) and referred to the Committee on Finance. The following bills were introduced in the House: H.R. 3435. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to establish a Social Security Surplus Protection Account in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund to hold the Social Security surplus, to provide for suspension of investment of amounts held in the account until enactment of legislation providing for investment of the fund in investment vehicles other than obligations of the United States, and to establish a Social Security Investment Commission to make recommendations for alternative forms of investment of the Social Security surplus in the fund. Introduced July 26 by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 3437. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act with respect to reform of federal survey and certification process of nursing facilities under the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Introduced July 26 by Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI) and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
- PHYSICIANS:
House Proposal Could Reduce Sting Of Cuts
...but P4P is part of the package.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a [...] - PHYSICIANS:
CMS Puts Temporary Nix On Name/ID Denials
Medicare gives up on edit until further revision.
Pressure from thousands of providers has led the [...] - PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE:
Slow, Deleberate P4P Intro Touted
MedPAC director says P4P may only evaluate IT initially.
The steamroller of pay for performance keeps [...] - HOSPITALS:
Count Pennies To Cope With Proposed IPPS Rates
AHA calls payment increase 'inadequate.'
Hospitals, watch out: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' proposal [...] - HOSPITALS:
Dems Claim Dubious Patient Makeup In Some Facilities
Government likely to extend moratorium on payments for new physician-owned hospitals.
Do some physician-owned specialty hospitals [...] - PHARMACEUTICALS:
States May Ask For More Provider Rebates
OIG finds weak accounting controls on state Medicaid programs.
As states try to improve their Medicaid [...] - CARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS:
Feds Pave Road To Better Care With Incentives
'Roadmap' features 5 improvement 'destinations' for providers.
Providers that wanted some extra motivation for going along [...] - HOME HEALTH:
Many Benes To Need Home Care, But Few Can Afford It
Pair of solutions might help fix tight budgets and poor planning.
Medicaid and the majority of [...] - LONG-TERM CARE:
Feds Pushing For LTC Financing Reform
Private pay may be the next wave for the industry.
Long-term care providers that serve only [...] - ENFORCEMENT WATCH:
NJ Provider On Hot Seat In Drug-Fraud Case
Rx-dispensation scam could lead to harsh penalties.
Pharmaceutical providers should know that insurance fraud prosecutors are [...] - HOME HEALTH:
Physicians Must Know Home Health CPO
OIG will come down hard on facilities that don't instruct docs.
Home health providers should not [...] - BILL WATCH
The following bills were introduced in the Senate: S. 1489. A bill to amend the [...]
