MEDICARE PROPOSED PAYMENT RULE WOULD PROMOTE IMPROVED INPATIENT CARE
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued a proposed rule that would update Medicare payment policies and rates for inpatient stays to general acute care hospitals paid under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) paid under the LTCH Prospective Payment System (PPS).
Newsroom Press ReleaseCMS ANNOUNCES POLICY, PAYMENT RATE CHANGES FOR THE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE IN 2012
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued a final rule with comment period that updates payment policies and rates for physicians and nonphysician practitioners (NPPs) for services paid under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) in calendar year (CY) 2012.
Newsroom Press ReleaseCMS ANNOUNCES SITES FOR A DEMONSTRATION TO ENCOURAGE GREATER COLLABORATION AND IMPROVE QUALITY USING BUNDLED HOSPITAL PAYMENT
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CMS PROPOSES PAYMENT, POLICY CHANGES FOR PHYSICIANS SERVICES TO MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES IN 2010
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CMS ANNOUNCES POLICY AND PAYMENT RATE CHANGES FOR INPATIENT STAYS IN ACUTE CARE ANDLONG-TERM CARE HOSPITALS IN FISCAL 2010
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CMS PROPOSES POLICY, PAYMENT CHANGES FOR PHYSICIAN SERVICES IN 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) projects that it will pay approximately $58.9 billion to 900,000 physicians and other health care professionals in calendar year (CY) 2008, under a proposed rule released today that would revise payment rates and policies under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS).
Newsroom Press ReleaseMAJORITY OF NATIONS ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS MEET QUALITY REPORTING GOALS, WILL RECEIVE FULL RATE INCREASE NEXT YEAR
The vast majority of the nation’s hospitals are reporting valuable data about the quality of the care they provide to Medicare beneficiaries and will receive a full payment rate increase of 3.3 percent next year according to an announcement today by Kerry Weems, acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Newsroom Press ReleaseCMS PROPOSES NEW COVERAGE CRITERIA FOR WHEELCHAIRS, SCOOTERS
In its continuing effort to improve Medicare coverage and payment for power wheelchairs and scooters, while protecting the Medicare program and taxpayers from abuse, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today released draft coverage criteria for these devices, as well as new codes to ensure proper payment.
Newsroom Press ReleaseCMS ANNOUNCES PAYMENT INCREASES, POLICY CHANGES FOR INPATIENT REHABILITATION FACILITIES
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