federal register • 15 may 2014

CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Proposed 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 Proposed Fiscal Year 2015 Rates;
    2. Quality Reporting Requirements for Specific Providers;
    3. Reasonable Compensation Equivalents for Physician Services in Excluded Teaching Hospitals;
    4. Provider Administrative Appeals and Judicial Review;
    5. Enforcement Provisions for Organ Transplant Centers; and
    6. Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program

federal register • 08 May 2014

CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Proposed Rule for the Medicare Program:
    1. FY 2015 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Updates:
    2. Hospice Quality Reporting Requirements and Process and
    3. Appeals for Part D Payment for Drugs for Beneficiaries Enrolled in Hospice
  • A notice of an Application From a Hospital Requesting Waiver for Organ Procurement Service Area
  • A notice of an Application from a Hospital Requesting Waiver for Organ Procurement Service Area

federal register • 02 may 2014

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

federal register • 12 march 2014

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 • 07 january 2014

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

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

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