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federal register • 02 may 2014

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CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Final Rule with comment period for the Medicare Program:
    1. Prospective Payment System for Federally Qualified Health Centers;
    2. Changes to Contracting Policies for Rural Health Clinics; and
    3. Changes to Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 Enforcement Actions for Proficiency Testing Referral
  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities: Reconciliation of State Invoice and Prior Quarter Adjustment Statement
  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities: Medicare Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol
  • A Meeting of the Advisory Panel on Outreach and Education, Health Insurance Marketplace, Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance Programs

Public Law 113-93 • PAMA of 2014

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H.R. 4302, the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) of 2014, to extend Medicare payments to physicians and other provisions of the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes

  • Introduced in the House of Representatives on March 26, 2014
  • Passed the House on March 27, 2014
  • Passed the Senate without amendment on March 31, 2014
  • Signed by the President on April 1, 2014, and became Public Law 113-185

Public Law 113-185 | 01 April 2014 | pdf • txt • loc

federal register • 12 march 2014

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CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Final Rule for the Basic Health Program: Federal Funding Methodology for Program Year 2015
  • A Final Rule for the Basic Health Program:
    1. State Administration of Basic Health Programs;
    2. Eligibility and Enrollment in Standard Health Plans;
    3. Essential Health Benefits in Standard Health Plans;
    4. Performance Standards for Basic Health Programs;
    5. Premium and Cost Sharing for Basic Health Programs;
    6. Federal Funding Process;
    7. Trust Fund and Financial Integrity
  • A Final Notice for the Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Application from the Joint Commission for Continued Approval of Its Home Health Agency (HHA) Accreditation Program

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

  • A Notice: Request for Information Regarding Provider Non-Discrimination

federal register • 24 february 2014

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CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities: Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Application Form and Supporting Regulations
  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities: The Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol (SRDP)
  • A Notice of an Application from The Compliance Team under the Rural Health Clinic Accreditation Program
  • A Notice of Revisions to the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System Coding and Payment Determinations
  • A Notice of a Meeting of the Advisory Panel on Outreach and Education

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

  • A Final Rule on the Ninety-Day Waiting Period Limitation on Certain Health Coverage Requirements Under the Affordable Care Act
  • A Proposed Rule on the Ninety-Day Waiting Period Limitation

DHHS has published in the federal register:

  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities: HIPAA Covered Entity and Business Associate Pre-Audit Survey
  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities: Support and Services at Home (SASH) Participant Survey

federal register • 07 january 2014

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DHHS has published in the federal register:

IRS has published in the federal register

  • A Final Rule for Blue Cross and Blue Shield organizations, and certain other qualifying health care organizations: Computation of, and Rules Relating to, Medical Loss Ratio

federal register •02 january 2014

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CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Correction of technical errors in a Final Rule for the Medicare Program: Hospital
    1. Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Fiscal Year 2014 Rates;
    2. Quality Reporting Requirements for Specific Providers;
    3. Hospital Conditions of Participation;
    4. Payment Policies Related to Patient Status
  • A Correction to a Final Rule for the Medicare Program: Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities for FY 2014
  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities concerning:
    • Application for Enrollment in Medicare the Medical Insurance Program
    • Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility, Community Mental Health Center Cost Report and Supporting Regulations
    • Request for Employment Information

DHHS has published in the federal register:

  • Proposed Rules on Administrative Simplification: Certification of Compliance for Health Plans

federal register • 23 december 2013

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CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Proposed Rule for the Basic Health Program: Federal Funding Methodology for Program Year 2015
  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities: Basic Health Program Report for Health Insurance Exchange Premium
  • A Notice of a decision to approve Ambulatory Health Care as an Accrediting Entity of Qualified Health Plans

federal register • 10 december 2013

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CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Final Rule for the Medicare Program: Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule, Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2014
  • A Final Rule for the Medicare Program:
    1. Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs;
    2. Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program;
    3. Organ Procurement Organizations;
    4. Quality Improvement Organizations;
    5. Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program;
    6. Provider Reimbursement Determinations and Appeals