federal register • 27 august 2014

IRS, EBSA and DHHS have published in the federal register:

  • An Interim Final Rule for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services under the Affordable Care Act
  • A Proposed Rule for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services under the Affordable Care Act

IRS has published in the federal register:

EBSA has published in the federal register:

  • A Notice of a Proposed Extension of Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment; Revisions to EBSA Form 700-Certification

federal register • 22 August 2014

CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Final Rule for the Medicare Program;
    1. FY 2015 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update;
    2. Hospice Quality Reporting Requirements and Process and Appeals for Part D Payment for Drugs for Beneficiaries Enrolled in Hospice
  • A Final Rule for the Medicare Program:
    1. Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Fiscal Year 2015 Rates;
    2. Quality Reporting Requirements for Specific Providers;
    3. Reasonable Compensation Equivalents for Physician Services in Excluded Hospitals and Certain Teaching Hospitals;
    4. Provider Administrative Appeals and Judicial Review; Enforcement Provisions for Organ Transplant Centers; and
    5. Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program
  • A Proposed Notice acknowledging receipt of an Application From the Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc., for Continued Approval of Its Home Health Agency Accreditation Program