Preliminary recommendations from a new commission gave long-term care providers a bit of a fright this week. And understandably so.
AHCA disagrees with CMS decision to implement new multiple procedure payment reduction rule
Nov 04, 2010
The American Health Care Association spoke out this week after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said it is implementing a new payment reduction policy for therapy services because of a “duplication...
AHCA gears up for annual therapy caps fight, pushes to reform therapy rule
Oct 13, 2010
As the end of the year approaches, long-term care providers will be lobbying to extend the therapy caps exceptions process, which is set to end Dec. 31. Another therapy issue—a proposed rule to reduce...
Doc pay fix temporary resolves nursing home therapy reimbursement rates
Jun 30, 2010
The recent temporary physician pay fix also decides certain nursing home therapy reimbursement rates.
Obama signs doc pay ‘fix,’ but bigger cuts could face physicians next year
Jun 28, 2010
President Obama on Friday signed a law canceling a 21.3% pay cut for Medicare physicians and replacing it with a 2.2% pay increase. The Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension...
Association votes to explore new Medicare payment formula as temporary ‘doc fix’ hangs in...
Jun 18, 2010
The American Medical Association voted earlier this week to explore new potential payment systems to replace the current Medicare reimbursement formula, according to an AMA statement.
In test vote, senators reject extending Medicaid assistance to states
Jun 17, 2010
The Senate said “no” in a key test vote Wednesday to a jobs bill that contains nearly $25 billion in additional Medicaid assistance for states. But the chamber still could pass a scaled-down...
House passes bill that delays physician pay cuts, fails to extend Medicaid increase
Jun 01, 2010
The House Friday adopted a jobs bill that delays for 19 months a 21.2% cut to Medicare physician reimbursements but does not extend a much hoped-for Medicaid increase.
Another deadline looms for Medicare physician pay cut
May 18, 2010
The countdown begins again. Only two weeks remain until a 21% pay cut for Medicare physicians takes effect, and lawmakers once again are debating between a temporary and a permanent fix to the problem.
Congressman hints at five-year Medicare doc pay fix
Apr 28, 2010
There could be a five-year fix in the works for the Medicare physician pay schedule, one congressman recently suggested.