federal register • 30 october 2015

CMS has filed for public inspection prior to publication in the federal register:

On November 13, 2015, A Final Rule for the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs; Short Inpatient Hospital Stays; Transition for Certain Medicare-Dependent, Small Rural Hospitals under the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System
On November 16, 2015, A Final Rule for the Medicare Program: Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2016

federal register • 22 october 2015

CMS has published in the federal register:

A Proposed Rule for the Basic Health Program: Federal Funding Methodology for Program Years 2017 and 2018

CMS has published in the federal register:

An Extension of the Comment Period for the proposed rule published on October 1, 2015, Medicare Program: Request for Information Regarding Implementation of the Merit Based Incentive Payment System, Promotion of Alternative Payment Models, and Incentive Payments for Participation in Eligible Alternative Payment Models
A Notice for the Medicare Program: Request for Nominations for Members for the Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee

CMS has published in the federal register:

A Final Rule for the Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Electronic Health Record Incentive Program Stage 3 and Modifications to Meaningful Use in 2015 through 2017
A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities concerning:
- CMS-10003 Notice of Denial of Medical Coverage (or Payment)
- CMS-10467 Evaluation of the Graduate Nurse Education Demonstration Program
- CMS-1450 (UB-04) Medicare Uniform Institutional Provider Bill and Supporting Regulations
- CMS-1500 (08-05) Health Insurance Common Claims Form and Supporting Regulations

HHS has published in the federal register:

A Final Rule on 2015 Edition Health Information Technology Certification Criteria, 2015 Edition Base Electronic Health Record Definition, and ONC Health IT Certification Program Modifications

CMS has published in the federal register:

A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities concerning Hospital Wage Index Occupational Mix Survey and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR, Section 412.64

CMS has published on the federal register:

A Correction to a Final Rule for the Medicare Program: FY 2016 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Requirements
A Correction to the Final Rule for Medicare Program:
1. Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2016 Rates;
2. Revisions of Quality Reporting Requirements for Specific Providers, including Changes Related to the Electronic Health Record Incentive Program;
3. Extensions of the Medicare-Dependent, Small Rural Hospital Program and the Low-Volume Payment Adjustment for Hospitals
A Correction to a Final Rule for the Medicare Program:
1. Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities for FY 2016,
2. SNF Value-Based Purchasing Program,
3. SNF Quality Reporting Program, and
4. Staffing Data Collection
A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities concerning Off-cycle Submission of Summaries of Model of Care Changes

CMS has published in the federal register:

A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities: The Fiscal Soundness Reporting Requirements for MAOs, PDPs, and PACE orgaizations
A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities:
1. Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing
2. Manufacturer Submission of Average Sales Price (ASP) Data for Medicare Part B Drugs and Biologicals
A Notice of a meeting of the Advisory Panel on Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests

CMS has published in the federal register:

A Rule for the Medicare Program: Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System Update for Fiscal Year Beginning October 1, 2014; Correction
A Proposed Rule for the Medicare Program: Medicare Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests Payment System
A Request for Information Regarding Implementation of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, Promotion of Alternative Payment Models, and Incentive Payments for Participation in Eligible Alternative Payment Models