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MedPAC Recommendations for Hospice Payment Adequacy
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Jan 17th, 2012
On January 12, 2012, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) met to discuss hospice payment recommendations for FY 2013. MedPAC recommendations are considered by Congress and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) but do not have the force of law or regulation.
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MedPAC Presents on Home Health and Hospice Payment Adequacy at December Meeting
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Dec 19th, 2011
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) met December 15 and 16, to review proposed recommendations to be included in the March 2012 report. The December meeting is the meeting where MedPAC commissioners hear recommendations for updates to each Medicare provider type’s market basket...
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CEO Column: The Deficit Super Committee, Whack a Mole, and Stopping Bad Ideas
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Dec 5th, 2011
While it worked to make a deal to cut the ten year deficit by at least $1.2 trillion over a decade, the “Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction,” as the infamous “Super” Committee is officially known, was almost certain to recommend a copayment for home healthcare. MedPAC wanted it, the...
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Dr. Berenson References Dartmouth Atlas Study at VNAA Leadership Conference
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Sep 19th, 2011
Dr. Robert Berenson, fellow at the Urban Institute and Vice Chairman of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) spoke last week at the VNAA Public Policy Leadership Conference. During his presentation, Dr. Berenson spoke about his upcoming paper about how to preserve the Medicare program...
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Using Evidence-based Practice to Develop Annual Meeting Abstract Proposals
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Aug 8th, 2011
Every year, new and insightful clinical information is updated for home healthcare and hospice. While some of this information may seem useful, there is a standard for which clinical practices are deemed acceptable in the home. The VNAA encourages authors of abstracts to use Evidence-based Practice...
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CEO Monthly Column: Guilty as Charged: The VNAA’s Fingerprints on the Proposed Home Health Payment...
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Aug 1st, 2011
In the world of healthcare reimbursement, nothing tops the home health prospective payment system for complexity. LUPAs, therapy thresholds, outliers, and HHRG scores driven by exceptionally detailed data fed in from OASIS make the system a nightmare of complexity.
That's why the VNAA devotes...
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