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Medicaid | Medicare
Wednesday, July 26, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Medicaid advocates raise concern over prior authorization denials in managed care plans »
Bloomberg Law  (7/25, Belloni, Subscription Publication) reports, “Medicaid advocates are sounding the alarm...
Tuesday, December 6, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
The final countdown to Medicare physician payment cuts has begun! »
We've been sounding the alarm bell for months that if Congress didn't act by the end of the year, physicians would face de...
Thursday, November 17, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
CMS Releases 2023 Medicare fee Schedule Final Rule »
2023 Medicare Fee Schedule The final rule for the 2023 Medicare Fee Schedule was released on November 1, and there was...
Monday, October 31, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
The payment cut that should be on every physician’s radar »
Many physicians in Florida — even those who do not participate in the Medicare fee-for-service program — stand to be affec...
Friday, March 18, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Amid providers’ push . . . Becerra Hopes To Work With Congress To Reform Medicare Doc Pay »
By  Michelle M. Stein  / March 17, 2022 at 7:13 PM https://insidehealthpolicy.com/daily-news/becerra-hopes...
Friday, February 18, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
RPA Opposes Proposed CMS Changes to Split/Shared Services Policy Affecting MDM »
As part of the rulemaking cycle for the 2022 Medicare Fee Schedule (MFS), CMS included in its July 2021 proposed rule...
Tuesday, December 7, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Provider Requirements Under the No Surprises Act Special ODF »
MLN Connects® -- Special Edition - Monday, December 6, 2021 Source: First Coast Service Options Inc. ...
Thursday, November 11, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
CMS to Apply MIPS Automatic Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Policy »
CMS to Apply MIPS Automatic Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Policy for the 2021 Performance Year in Response to C...
Wednesday, November 10, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Tuesday, October 5, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
State levies $950K in liquidated damages against Medicaid managed care plans »
Simply Healthcare was fined $422,250 in liquidated damages for the first quarter, more than any other health plan....
Monday, September 27, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Fee-For-Service Claims »
Effective 10-1-21 Fee-For-Service Claims will be Denied if Referring, Ordering, Prescribing, and Attending Providers are N...
Friday, September 10, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Biden-Harris Administration to Expand Vaccination Requirements for Health Care Settings »
MLN Connects® -- Special Edition - Thursday, September 9, 2021 New action will protect patients of the 50,000 provi...
Tuesday, July 6, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
CMS Proposes Changes to Reduce Health Care Disparities Among Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease »
CMS Proposes Changes to Reduce Health Care Disparities Among Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease and End-Stage Renal Dise...
Friday, May 21, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
CMS Announcement on MIPS Cost Category »
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the 2020 MIPS Cost Performance Category will...
Tuesday, April 6, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
CMS Starts Recouping Medicare Payments Made To Health Care Providers Last Year During The Pandemic »
RevCycle Intelligence (4/5, LaPointe) reports, “CMS has started recouping Medicare payments it fronted to [health care]...
Friday, January 15, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
CMS Puts Patients Over Paperwork with New Rule that Addresses the Prior Authorization Process »
https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cms-puts-patients-over-paperwork-new-rule-addresses-prior-authorization-proces...
Monday, January 11, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Extension of the PHE & Implementation of Medicare Payment Changes in Consolidated Appropriations Act »
HHS Secretary Azar has extended the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) declaration effective Jan. 21, 2021 for an addi...
Friday, December 11, 2020   (0 Comments - view/add)
CMS Proposes New Rules to Address Prior Authorization and Reduce Burden on Patients and Providers »
Source: CMS Today, under President Trump’s leadership, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a...
Friday, December 11, 2020   (0 Comments - view/add)
CMS Proposes New Rules To Address Prior Authorization »
CMS Proposes New Rules to Address Prior Authorization and Reduce Burden on Patients and Providers On December 10, und...
Tuesday, December 8, 2020   (0 Comments - view/add)
Permanent Expansion of Medicare Telehealth Services »
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FINALIZES PERMANENT EXPANSION OF MEDICARE TELEHEALTH SERVICES AND IMPROVED PAYMENT FOR TIME DOCTORS S...
Tuesday, November 24, 2020   (0 Comments - view/add)
CMS finalizes Stark Law overhaul: 6 things to know »
Alia Paavola  -  Friday, November 20th, 2020 < CMS finalizes Stark Law overhaul: 6 things to know >" rel="nofo...
Tuesday, November 24, 2020   (0 Comments - view/add)
CMS Finalizes Policy that will Increase the Number of Available Lifesavings Organs by Holding Organ »
CMS Finalizes Policy that will Increase the Number of Available Lifesavings Organs by Holding Organ Procurement Organizati...
Friday, October 16, 2020   (0 Comments - view/add)
Learn about CMS' amended repayment process for accelerated and advance repayments »
Under the expanded Accelerated and Advance Payments (AAP) Program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)...
Monday, October 5, 2020   (0 Comments - view/add)
Medicaid Provider Enrollment Revalidation Process Restart »
Florida Medicaid Health Care Alert   October 5, 2020     Provider Type(s): All...
Monday, September 21, 2020   (0 Comments - view/add)
AMA supports Senate bill to permanently lift Medicare’s geographic, site restrictions on telehealth »
Becker’s Hospital Review (9/18, Drees) reports that the American Medical Association “highlighted its support on Sept. 18...
Wednesday, August 19, 2020   (0 Comments - view/add)
2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program Proposed Rule Summary »
On August 4th, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule for the 2021 Medicare Physi...
Wednesday, August 19, 2020   (0 Comments - view/add)
Processing time frames for enrollment applications »
Modified:  8/18/2020 View the current processing times for Medicare enrollment applications and learn about the key...
Monday, July 13, 2020   (0 Comments - view/add)
CMS Just Released the New Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) »
CMS just released the updated ABN CMS-R-131. The ABN should only be used for Medicare beneficiaries when a procedure...
Wednesday, July 8, 2020   (0 Comments - view/add)
ESRD PPS CY 2021 Proposed Rule »
On July 6, CMS issued a proposed rule that proposes to update payment policies and rates under the End-Stage Renal Disease...
Friday, October 18, 2019   (0 Comments - view/add)
Medicaid Complaint Status Tool »
Florida Medicaid Health Care Alert October 17, 2019 Provider Type(s): ALL...
Thursday, July 26, 2018   (0 Comments - view/add)
CMS Empowers Patients and Ensures Site-Neutral Payment in Proposed Rule »
MLN Connects® -- Special Edition – Wednesday, July 25, 2018 Source: First Coast Service Options Inc CM...
Thursday, May 10, 2018   (0 Comments - view/add)
QPP Group Eligibility Status Now Available »
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that physician practices/groups may now log into the CM...
Friday, March 23, 2018   (0 Comments - view/add)
New Medicare Cards - Mailing begins April 2018 »
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is required to remove Social Security Numbers (SSNs) from all Medic...
Monday, December 4, 2017   (0 Comments - view/add)
Medicaid Plan Required To Return $1.8 Million To State »
Simply Healthcare Plans made too much money from Florida's health-care program that treats the poor, elderly and disabled...
Wednesday, October 4, 2017   (0 Comments - view/add)

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