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CMS Soliciting Comments on QHP Quality Rating System
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a notice with comment yesterday, officially scheduled to be published…
CMS Medicare Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Medicare Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol (SRDP) pursuant to…
Physician Payment Sunshine Act: CMS To Host Call on NPPES and PECOS…
With the Physician Payment Sunshine Act period of reporting for 2013 drawing to a close end, it will be critical for all…
HHS OIG Reports CMS Not Catching All Overpayments
As reported by FierceHealth, a recent report by the Office of Inspector General claimed the Centers for Medicare &…
CMS ICD 10 Implementation Countdown to October 1, 2014
Even with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 1-year delay, the October 1, 2014 deadline to transition…
AMA Launches Fix Medicare Now – Medicare Physician Payment Reform Website
The American Medical Association (AMA) recently launched a grassroots campaign to urge Congress to reform the Medicare physician…
Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act of 2013
We previously noted that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is considering extensive publishing of Medicare…
CMS Requests Public Comments on the Potential Release of Medicare Physician…
Back in late June ProPublica published the Medicare Part D data as part of a public request for information, under the Freedom of…
Affordable Care Act: Medicare ACO’s Get Mixed Results for First Year, But…
CMS issued a press release titled, "Pioneer Accountable Care Organizations succeed in improving care, lowering costs." CMS claims:…
CMS Proposed Rule: Physician Fee Schedules
On July 8, 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would update payment policies…