Category Archives: regulations

federal register • 01 october 2014

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CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A correction to the final rule on the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2015 that appeared in the federal register on August 6, 2014.
  • Corrections to Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 430 to 481, revised as of October 1, 2013, to Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency, and Burden Reduction.

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

DHHS has published in the federal register:

  • A correction to the final rules on Exchange and Insurance Market Standards for 2015 and Beyond that were published in the federal register on May 27, 2014

federal register • 05 september 2014

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CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A notice of proposed information collection requirements related to:
    • Fast Track Appeals Notices: NOMNC/DENC
    • Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage and Your Rights
    • Data Use Agreement (DUA) Certificate of Disposition (COD) for Data Acquired from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
    • Collection of Encounter Data from Medicare Advantage Organizations, Section 1876 Cost HMOS/CMPS, Section 1833 Health Care Prepayment Plans (HCPPS), and Pace Organizations
    • Data Use Agreement (DUA) Certificate of Disposition for Data Acquired from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
    • Survey Tool for www.medicare.gov and www.cms.hhs.gov
    • Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) and the Electronic Prescribing Incentive (eRx) Program Data Assessment, Accuracy and Improper Payments Identification Support
  • A notice of proposed information collection requirements related to:
    • Consumer Operated and Oriented (CO-OP) Program
    • Payments for Services Furnished by Certain Primary Care Providers and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 438.804, 447.400, and 447.410
    • Risk Corridors Transitional Policy
    • Application to Be a Qualified Entity to Receive Medicare Data for Performance Measurement

DHHS has published in the federal register:

  • Final Rules on Annual Eligibility Redeterminations for Exchange Participation and Insurance Affordability Programs; Health Insurance Issuer Standards Under the Affordable Care Act, Including Standards Related to Exchanges

federal register • 27 august 2014

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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

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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

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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

federal register • 30 July 2014

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CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Correction to 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 2014 Rates;
    2. Quality Reporting Requirements for Specific Providers;
    3. Hospital Conditions of Participation;
    4. Payment Policies Related to Patient Status
  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection activities: Emergency Clearance of Initial Plan Data Collection to Support Qualified Health Plan (QHP) Certification and Other Financial Management and Exchange Operations

federal register • 28 july 2014

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CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Notice with comment period on Evaluation Criteria and Standards for Beneficiary and Family Centered Care Quality Improvement Organization Contract

IRS has published in the federal register:

federal register • 22 july 2014

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CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Correction to a Final Rule for the Medicare Program: Medical Loss Ratio Requirements for the Medicare Advantage and the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs that was published on May 23, 2014
  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities:
    1. Nationwide Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (DCAHPS) Survey for Adults in Medicaid
    2. Registration, Attestation, Dispute & Resolution, Assumptions Document and Data Retention Requirements for Open Payments

federal register • 11 july 2014

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CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Proposed Rule for the Medicare Program: CY2015 Medicare payments under the ESRD prospective payment system.
  • A Proposed Rule for the Medicare Program: CY2015 Medicare payments for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS).
  • A Proposed Rule for the Medicare Program: Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule, Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule, Access to Identifiable Data for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Models & Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2015
  • A notice of proposed information collection requirements related to:
    • Medicare Prescription Drug Plan 2015 Contracts
    • Medicare Advantage and 1876 Cost Plan Expansion Applications
    • Medicaid and CHIP State Plan, Waiver, and Program Submissions
    • Research Identifiable Data
  • A notice of proposed information collection requirements related to:
    • Reconciliation of State Invoice and Prior Quarter Adjustment Statement
    • Medicaid Drug Rebate Program Forms
    • The Predictive Learning Analytics Tracking Outcome