Medicare
After five years at CMS, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Marilyn Tavenner today told staff she will leave the agency at the end of February. Andy Slavitt, currently principal deputy administrator, will become acting administrator, Health and Human Services Secretary…
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…
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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…
Comparison of Final 2015 OPPS Addendum B With October 2014 Addendum B