federal register • 22 August 2014

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

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

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:

A Final Regulation, Temporary Regulations, and Removal of Temporary Regulations on the Branded Prescription Drug Fee
A Final Regulation and Temporary Regulations on the Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit
A Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking on the Branded Prescription Drug Fee
A Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking on the Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit

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

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

Posted on 23 May 2014 by bMorTogether

CMS has published in the federal register:

A Final Rule for the Medicare Program: Medical Loss Ratio Requirements for the Medicare Advantage and the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs

Posted on 15 May 2014 by bMorTogether

CMS has published in the federal register:

Posted on 8 May 2014 by bMorTogether

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