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VNAA Unveils 2010 Congressional Champions and Senators Shaheen and Grassley to Speak
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Jul 26th, 2010
Each year, VNAA honors Members of Congress who have championed issues important to nonprofit home health and hospice providers and the patients they serve at the VNAA Public Policy Leadership Conference, September 22-23, 2010, in Washington, DC.
Champions Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Chuck Grassley...
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Medicare Hospice Concurrent Care Demonstration Program
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Jun 28th, 2010
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) establishes a three-year budget neutral demonstration program that allows Medicare beneficiaries to simultaneously receive hospice care and other Medicare-covered services. The demonstration will occur at 15 hospice programs selected by the...
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Bundled Payment Pilot in Health Reform Statute
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Jun 21st, 2010
VNAA is closely following the concept of a "bundled payment" which has been promoted by some policymakers as a way to increase coordination among healthcare providers and decrease overall, national healthcare costs. When this concept was first discussed over a year ago during the health reform...
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VNAA Action Alert: Physician Enrollment in PECOS
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Jun 21st, 2010
The Issue:
On May 5, the CMS published an Interim Final Rule requiring any physician who refers home health or orders services (Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) to be enrolled with Medicare in the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) database by July...
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You have Questions? CMS, Congress and MedPAC have Answers!
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Jun 21st, 2010
Do you want to better understand how implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) will impact your agency? Do you want to know more about how to apply for PPACA demos?
Are you frustrated by complex and often confusing regulatory problems that have a detrimental...
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Health Reform: Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
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Jun 14th, 2010
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) establishes a new Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMI) within the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The CMI is expected to largely replace the current CMS Office of Research, Development and Information and will be...
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