Medicaid
On June 6, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) issued a final ruleoutlining its planned implementation of non-payment for Medicaid healthcare-associated conditions.
A summary of the report, Limiting Federal Spending as a Proportion of Total Gross Domestic Product \(GDP\), prepared by The Lewin Group
Case Study: Variations on the ")Commitment to American Prosperity Act \(CAP\)")
This Regulatory Advisory examines CMS' May 4 proposed rule to revise the Medicare and Medicaid Conditions of Participation \(CoP\) to require hospitals of all types to offer all inpatients and outpatients an annual influenza vaccination unless vaccination is medically contraindicated or the patient…
The AHA, Association of American Medical Colleges, Federation of American Hospitals, National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems, National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems, and VHA Inc. today launched an ad that urges lawmakers to reject further cuts to hospital services,…
Hospital and CAH Medicare and Medicaid CoP: Final Rule on Telemedicine Credentialing and Privileging
This Regulatory Advisory provides a summary of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) final rule revising the conditions of participation \(CoPs\) for hospitals and critical access hospitals \(CAHs\) regarding the credentialing and privileging for physicians and practitioners…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) recently took steps to operationalize the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record \(EHR\) incentive programs. The incentive programs provide bonus payments to certain physicians and hospitals for the adoption and ")meaningful use") of…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released recently the Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP Final Rule on Additional Screening Requirements, Application Fees, Temporary Enrollment Moratoria, Payment
Twelve national organizations, including the AHA, today urged the U.S. Solicitor General to file an amicus brief in support of the providers in a U.S. Supreme Court case concerning whether Medicaid recipients and providers may sue to ensure that states comply with the federal Medicaid statute and…