Medicare

AHA letter to Representative Fred Upton regarding his discussion draft of legislation on Advancing Telehealth Opportunities in Medicare."
The Internal Revenue Service should extend its new guidance on private business use of tax-exempt bond financed facilities by Medicare accountable care organizations to ACO-type arrangements with non-Medicare payers, AHA told the agency in comments submitted today. According to the interim…
Appealing Medicare Claims Determinations This resource provides an overview of the Medicare Part A and Part B administrative appeals process available to beneficiaries, providers, physicians and other suppliers who provide services and suppl
On Dec. 8, CMS published in the Federal Register a proposed rule that would make changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program for accountable care organizations.
CMS published in the Nov. 13 Federal Register the final rule for calendar year (CY) 2015 with changes to the Medicare physician fee schedule (PFS) and other revisions under Medicare Part B. Without additional congressional action, CMS estimates that Medicare physician payments will decline by a…