Medicare physician payment bill on hold in Senate until next week
Jun 12, 2008
Legislation to delay the implementation of a 10.6% cut in Medicare physician payments may not be considered by the Senate until next Monday at the earliest, according to the bill’s author, Sen. Max...
Nursing home operators lose 93% of appeals: report
Jun 04, 2008
The federal government won 66 of 71 appeals cases brought by nursing home providers last year according to a recent report from the Center for Medicare Advocacy. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...
Legislators prepared to halt pending physician payment cut
Jun 03, 2008
Lawmakers in Washington plan to move forward with legislation in the next two weeks to prevent a 10.6% cut in Medicare physicians’ payments.
CMS: National Provider Identifier relief payments may be available
Jun 03, 2008
Healthcare and Medicare providers that experience financial woes as a result of the new National Provider Identifier standard may qualify for advance or accelerated payments, according to the Centers for...
CMS issues final rule on hospice care
May 30, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released its final rule concerning hospice care, despite a recent notice saying it would delay issuing such a rule until 2009.
FDA to investigate adverse drug interactions
May 27, 2008
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration soon will have the authority to analyze prescription and other health records of Medicare beneficiaries. The reason? To ensure the safety of drugs and medical equipment,...
CMS warns: Medicare therapy caps back in full effect soon
May 23, 2008
A process that shields most nursing home residents from therapy payment caps is set to expire at the end of next month, federal regulators told providers Thursday during a special conference call. Officials...
GAO nursing home survey not accurate, Oklahoma officials say
May 20, 2008
Many in the nursing home field have been taken aback by the Government Accountability Office report released last week. Now one state, which ranks among the worst in the country in terms of nursing home...
Providers to protest proposed Medicare cuts at House hearing today
May 15, 2008
Members of the American Health Care Association and the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care are planning to speak out against a proposed Medicare cut today during a House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee...
Study: Nursing homes’ Medicare cut would lead to $4.5 billion hit to U.S. economy
May 14, 2008
The 3.3% Medicare cut proposed for nursing homes by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services would result in a negative U.S. economic impact of approximately $4.5 billion in fiscal year 2009, a study...