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CMS Pushes for ACOs Now, Rather Than Later
Final Medicare Shared Savings Program Rule (CMS-1644-F) On June 6, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule to incorporate regional fee-for-service (FFS) expenditures into the methodology for establishing, adjusting, and updating the benchmarks of … Continue reading
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Tagged accountable care organization, ACO, CMS, cms-1644F, quality payment program, sgr
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Congress at Work: Fifty Shades of Yea (video by Jon Stewart)
Congress passed H.R.2 amid so much hoopla that you’d think they cured Cancer, solved World Hunger, repaired Arab-Israeli relations, and got China to quit polluting the atmosphere, all at once. I’ve said elsewhere that I just can’t stomach congratulating Congress … Continue reading
“Finally Friday!” H.R.2 fixed SGR, but what did it break?
FRIDAY April 17, 2015: H.R. 2 fixed SGR: But what did it Break? What else did that darn bill effect? Get the Handouts I personally watched seven hours of C-SPAN Live coverage of the Senate floor, beginning at 2pm ET, … Continue reading
SGR Fix Extends Moratorium on 2-Midnight Rule Enforcement
H.R.2 Restricts RAC Reviews of Patient Status Through September Passage of the bill H.R. 2 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) last night by the U.S. Senate extended many programs, including a slight extension of the Medicare Administration Contractors … Continue reading
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Tagged 2mn moratorium, 2mn rule, CMS, H.R.2, h.r.4302, MACRA, PAMA, RAC, sgr, sgr fix
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Senate delays “SGR Fix”; CMS delays claims processing
After a “vote-a-palooza” session voting on amendments to the Federal Budget, extending overnight and into Friday morning, the U.S. Senate punted any decision on the bill repealing the sustainable growth rate until after its two-week recess. The House passed H.R. … Continue reading
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Tagged doc fix, mitch mcconnell, sgr, sgr fix, sustainable growth rate
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SGR Fix Bill Easily Passes House Vote
Opposition Fails to Materialize The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) by an overwhelming bipartisan majority this morning, despite all the criticism in the press about its failings and lack of … Continue reading
News from the Week of February 7 2014
Maryland Hospitals Now Wondering How They Got Here Maryland’s rate-setting agency and hospitals need to figure out how to pay for the changes, since negotiating this huge deal with CMS to hold down costs. Evidently, in a move eerily similar … Continue reading
