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CMS Releases Proposed Rule on Home Health PPS Update
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Jul 19th, 2010
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed rule for Medicare home health prospective payment system (HH PPS) changes late on Friday, July 19. The proposed rule decreases Medicare home health payments 4.75 percent for calendar year (CY) 2011, more than originally...
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President Appoints New CMS Administrator
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Jul 12th, 2010
On July 7, 2010, President Obama bypassed the Senate confirmation process and appointed Dr. Donald Berwick administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Such appointments can be made only while Congress is in recess. CMS has been without a permanent administrator since 2006...
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CMS Provides Some Relief to Home Health in Physician Enrollment Process
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Jul 6th, 2010
After receiving many questions and concerns from the VNAA and other major national associations, last Wednesday the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it would delay (for an unspecified amount of time) on implementing changes that would automatically reject claims based...
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Physician Enrollment in PECOS
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Jun 28th, 2010
Physicians must enroll in the Medicare Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS) or officially opt-out of the PECOS database by July 6, as stipulated in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). This provision was included to better track physicians and ultimately...
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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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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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