Congress cries foul over report of inaccurate DME fraud prevention claims
Aug 22, 2008
Many lawmakers are outraged after allegations surfaced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services misled Congress into thinking it had significantly reduced the number of fraudulent claims for durable...
States fail to report troubled Medicaid providers to OIG, report finds
Aug 14, 2008
States are not reporting those Medicaid providers that have been suspended or excluded from their state programs, according to a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector...
CMS sets deadline of 2013 for installation of nursing home sprinkler systems
Aug 14, 2008
Long-term care facilities have exactly five years to fully equip their facilities with automatic sprinkler systems, according to a final rule published Wednesday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Nursing-home study: Inspection system ‘broken and can’t be fixed’
Aug 13, 2008
A leading nursing-home association is calling for an independent panel to come up with new methods for overseeing nursing facilities. The association’s task force issued 31 recommendations Tuesday,...
CMS: Eldercare research should focus on cardiovascular disease, neurology
Aug 12, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently identified cardiovascular disease and neurology as top research priorities for the field of eldercare.
CMS: Medicaid should follow Medicare on ‘never event’ payment policies
Aug 07, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is asking states to coordinate their Medicaid policies with Medicare’s hospital-acquired condition payment policy so states do not bear the burden of...
In major reversal, CMS decides not to cut $770 million from SNFs in 2009
Aug 01, 2008
Reversing earlier plans, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will not trim $770 million in Medicare Part A payments to nursing homes in the next fiscal year. This development comes as welcome...
Report: CMS struggles to resolve serious Medicare Part D complaints
Jul 30, 2008
While the number of Medicare Part D program complaints has fallen since the program began, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services still has problems resolving critical program complaints.
Opposition to Medicare cuts grows in Senate
Jul 29, 2008
Nearly half of the nation’s senators have voiced objections to proposed Medicare cuts of $770 million in fiscal year 2009, according to the American Health Care Association and the Alliance for Quality...
Brookings briefing addresses long-term care survey process, job training
Jul 15, 2008
Redesigning the regulatory survey of nursing homes would help determine how far current resources can be stretched to improve quality, according to a panelist who participated in a long-term care reform...