federal register • 31 december 2014

CMA has published in the federal register:

  • A Correction to a Final Rule for the Medicare Program:
    1. Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule,
    2. Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule,
    3. Access to Identifiable Data for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Models &
    4. Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2015

IRS has published in the federal register:

  • Final Rules on Additional Requirements for Charitable Hospitals; Community Health Needs Assessments for Charitable Hospitals; Requirement of a Section 4959 Excise Tax Return and Time for Filing the Return

federal register • 30 december 2014

CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities: Fee-for-Service Recovery Audit Prepayment Review and Prior Authorization Demonstrations
  • A Notice of Beneficiary and Family Centered Care Quality Improvement Organization Contract Evaluation Criteria and Standards
  • A Notice of Quality Improvement Program Contracts Evaluation Criteria and Standards

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

  • A Proposed Rule on Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Uniform Glossary

federal register • 19 december 2014

CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities:
    • Medicaid Eligibility and Enrollment (EE) Implementation Advanced Planning Document (IAPD) Template
    • CY 2016 Plan Benefit Package (PBP) Software and Formulary Submission

DHHS has published in the federal register

  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities:
    • National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health and Health Care: Evaluation of Awareness, Adoption, and Implementation
  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities:
    • Survey of Retail Prices: Payment and Utilization Rates, and Performance Rankings
    • External Quality Review (EQR) of Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) and Supporting Regulations
    • Federally Qualified Health Center Cost Report Form
  • A Notice of an Application from Joint Commission for Continued CMS-Approval of its Hospice Accreditation Program

federal register • 12 December 2014

CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Proposed Rule for the Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Patients Rights Conditions of Participation and Conditions for Coverage; Revisions
  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities:
    • Affordable Care Act Information and Collection Requirements for Section 1115 Demonstration Projects
    • Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, and Medicare Fee-For-Service Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Survey