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August 30, 2010
Featured This Week:
- Medical equipment supplier protections strengthened
- HHS expands coverage of tobacco cessation counseling
- CMS issues reminder on testing transaction standards
- Provider subject to recoupment for false enrollment application
- Hospitals’ psychiatric units not subject to reimbursement cap
Decisions and Developments:
- CMS Manuals
- DAB Decisions
- Medicaid
- Medicare
August 23, 2010
Featured This Week:
- Medicaid EHR incentive program implementation requirements
- ESRD quality incentive program proposed
- Court upholds Medicaid-planning annuity purchase
- Expanded options for Medicaid HCBS begin in October
- Reimbursement for off-shore insurance cost
- CMS Actuary questions Medicare Trustee’s projections
- Interest rate unchanged
- Withdrawal of laboratory accreditation
- Prohibited Medicaid collection activities
- HIT certification applications sought
Decisions and Developments:
- CMS Manuals
- DAB Decisions
August 16, 2010
Featured This Week:
- CMS finalizes error report changes under CHIPRA
- CMS oversight of Medicaid managed care inconsistent: GAO
- Chief Actuary signals caution in annual trustee report
- Analysis of HAI laws reveals successes and challenges
- RAC reveals list of medical necessity reviews
Decisions and Developments:
August 9, 2010
Featured This Week:
- CMS creates new PPS for all ESRD facilities
- New rules require free preventive care, prohibit cost-sharing
- OPPS and ASC payment changes proposal
- Health reform changes to CY 2010 OPPS and ASC system
- Medicare trustees report shows improved financial status
- Obama signs bill to reduce improper payments by $50 billion
- Challenge to PPACA minimum coverage provision survives
- Medicare rate doesn’t cover most FQHCs’ costs
- Physician testimony improperly excluded in EMTALA case
- Hospital’s knowledge of patient’s risk a jury question
- Court defines “usual charges” as the amount billed by provider
- Use of medical device deemed reasonable and necessary
- Allocation of lump sum sales price to intangible assets allowed
- RAC’s decision to reopen claim not subject to appeal
- Family continues suit for 24/7 home nursing care
- Nursing Home Reform Act suit against nursing facility fails
Decisions and Developments:
- CMS Manuals
- DAB Decisions
- Medicaid
- Medicare
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