New CMS Proposals Strengthen Medicare, Unleash Innovation and Promote Competition to Provide Kidney Patients with Better Value and Results
Executive order aims to drive innovation in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System (PPS) and ESRD Quality Incentive Program (QIP), and modernize payment for Durable Medical Equipment (DME)
Newsroom Press ReleaseEnd Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) and Durable Medical Equipment Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) CY 2020 Proposed Rule (CMS-1713-P)
On July 29, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that proposes to update payment policies and rates under the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System (PPS) for renal dialysis services furnished to beneficiaries on or after January 1, 2020.
Newsroom Fact SheetSpeech: Remarks by Administrator Seema Verma at the Medical Device Manufacturers Association Annual Meeting
Remarks by Administrator Seema Verma at the Medical Device Manufacturers Association Annual Meeting
(As prepared for delivery – May 2, 2019)
Newsroom Press ReleaseCMS outlines comprehensive strategy to foster innovation for transformative medical technologies
Today at the Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA) Annual Meeting, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma for the first time walked through the agency’s comprehensive strategy to improve patients’ access to emerging technologies.
Newsroom Press ReleaseNew CMS Proposals to Modernize and Drive Innovation in Durable Medical Equipment and End-Stage Renal Disease Programs
Combined actions would increase access to durable medical equipment, reduce administrative burden, and encourage development of innovative therapies for beneficiaries on dialysis.
Newsroom Press ReleaseCMS safeguards patient access to certain medical equipment and servicesin rural and other non-contiguous communities
On the heels of the Rural Health Strategy released yesterday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued an interim final rule with comment period to increase the fee schedule rates from June 1, 2018, through December 31, 2018, for certain durable medical equipment items and services.
Newsroom Press ReleaseMEDICARE GIVES EMPLOYERS, CONSUMERS INFORMATION TO MAKE BETTER HEALTH CARE CHOICES
Health care law will allow patients to compare options, find best value
Newsroom Press ReleaseMEDICARE EXPANDING COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROGRAM TO SAVE BILLIONS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced operational details for the next stage in a program that sets new, lower payment rates for certain medical equipment and supplies – such as oxygen equipment, walkers, and some types of power wheelchairs – while maintaining patient access to them.
Newsroom Press ReleaseMEDICARE TO SAVE TAXPAYERS AND BENEFICIARIES $28 BILLION WITH AN EXPANDED COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROGRAM
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced the next steps for a major expansion of a competitive bidding program that helps lower costs for quality durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies.
Newsroom Press ReleaseHOME HEALTH AGENCIES SHARE $15 MILLION IN SAVINGS FROM CMS QUALITY DEMONSTRATION
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced it will share nearly $15 million in additional savings with more than 100 Home Health Agencies (HHAs) that participated in the intervention group of the two-year Medicare Home Health Pay for Performance (HHP4P) demonstration.
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