Recent Regulatory Activity

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Stay up to speed with the bird's eye view of recent and pending regulatory activity with VNAA's two page regulation review as of November 18, 2015
 

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Home Health

 

Medicare Prior Authorization of Home Health Services Demonstration

• VNAA Comments

CY 2016 Home Health Payment Rule

• Final Regulation 
• VNAA Summary of Final Regulation
• Proposed Regulation
• VNAA Summary of Proposed Rule
• VNAA Comments

Discharge Planning for Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, and Home Health Agencies 

• Proposed Regulation
• VNAA Summary of Proposed Regulation
• VNAA Comments

Conditions of Participation

• Proposed Regulation
• VNAA Summary of Proposed Rule
• VNAA Comments

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Hospice
 

FY 2016 Hospice Payment Rule

• Final Rule
• Final Rule Major Take-Aways for VNAA Members
• Proposed Rule
• VNAA Summary of Proposed Rule
• VNAA Comments on Proposed Rule

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Affordable Care Act &
Other Health Care Regulations
 

Ensuring Access to Care for Medicaid Beneficiaries 

• Final Rule with Comment
• VNAA Summary of Final Rule with Comment
• VNAA Comments
• VNAA Submission to Related CMS Request for Information

Managed Care Rule

• Proposed Rule
• VNAA Summary
• VNAA Comments

Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CCJR / Mandatory Bundled Payments)

• Final Rule
• VNAA Summary
• Proposed Rule 
• VNAA Comments

2016 Physician Fee Schedule (Advanced Care Planning & Telehealth for ESRD Patients)

• Final Rule
• Proposed Rule
• VNAA Comments

Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP/ACO)

• Final Rule
• Proposed Rule
• VNAA Comments