CMS PROPOSES POLICY CHANGES AND PAYMENT UPDATES FOR DIALYSIS FACILITIES IN 2012
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued a proposed rule that would update Medicare policies and payment rates for 5,304 dialysis facilities paid under a new bundled Prospective Payment System (PPS) that was implemented in calendar year (CY) 2011.
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.
Newsroom Press ReleaseMEDICARE BEGINS SUPPLIER EDUCATION FOR THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
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SUPPLIER BIDDING TO START IN OCTOBER FOR MEDICARES COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
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MEDICARE REOPENS COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROGRAM FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
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CMS ENHANCES PROGRAM INTEGRITY EFFORTS TO FIGHT FRAUD, WASTE AND ABUSE IN MEDICARE
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced aggressive new steps to find and prevent waste, fraud and abuse in Medicare.
Newsroom Press ReleaseOVERALL HEALTH CARE COST GROWTH PROJECTIONS SLOW FROM 2003 MEDICARE DRUG COVERAGE EXPECTED TO LOWER PRICES
The rate of health care spending in the United States is projected to grow 7.5 percent in 2004, down from the 7.7 percent growth experienced in 2003, according to a report issued today by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Newsroom Press ReleaseNEW EFFORTS AIMED AT STOPPING ABUSE OF THE POWER WHEELCHAIR BENEFIT IN THE MEDICARE PROGRAM
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today announced a 10-point initiative to substantially curb abuse of the Medicare program by unscrupulous providers of power wheelchairs and other power mobility products who prey on Medicare beneficiaries.
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