WASHINGTON (Feb. 20, 2015)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued Change Request (CR) 9060 to ensure that DME MACs adjust systems as necessary to process and pay claims from grandfathered DME suppliers for certain items subject to the CBP, including capped rental items, and oxygen supply items.
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NEW YORK (Feb. 20, 2015)—Health plan executives may be missing an opportunity to capitalize on a growing demand for Medicare Advantage (MA), according to a survey of a number of top health plan executives and 175 U.S. residents conducted by KPMG LLP, the U.S.
WASHINGTON (Feb. 26, 2015)—Legislation passed today by the House Ways and Means Committee, includes a pharmacy provision to help prevent inappropriate prescriptions in Medicare Part D from crossing the pharmacy counter.
LAS VEGAS (Feb. 25, 2015)—Audits have been the hot topic for a number of years now, and attendees at Medtrade Spring will have the best resources in the industry when the show convenes March 30-April 1, 2015.
The Audit Power Panel will be an in-depth discussion with some of the industry’s most well-known audit experts. Each member of the panel deals with CMS audits on a daily basis, and each has a plethora of knowledge to share with attendees.
The Supreme Court hears oral arguments in King v. Burwell on Wednesday, March 4, with a decision expected in June. Given all of the press surrounding the case, we pulled together a few things you may want to read ahead of time.
To help you prepare for the transition to ICD-10, CMS offers acknowledgement testing for current direct submitters (providers and clearinghouses) to test with the Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) and the Durable Medical Equipment (DME) MAC Common Electronic Data Interchange (CEDI) contractor anytime up to the Oct. 1, 2015, implementation date.
WASHINGTON (Feb. 18, 2015)—The year-long saga over controversial Medicare Part D regulations is expected to end this week when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issues the Part D Call Letter for 2016. After an initial uproar over a proposed regulation that threatened preferred pharmacy plans for millions of Medicare beneficiaries, CMS excluded such "controversial" provisions from its 2016 Final Part C & D Rule.
WASHINGTON (Feb. 19, 2015)—Suppliers bidding in the Round 2 Recompete and/or the national mail-order recompete of the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program, the Competitive Bidding Implementation Contractor (CBIC) must receive your hardcopy financial documents on or before Feb.
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FORT WORTH, Texas (Feb. 18, 201)—The sleep apnea devices market is marked by a high degree of competition. There are a few well-established firms and several small firms that operate in this industry. Agreements, mergers and acquisitions, partnerships, and collaborations form an important strategy to enhance the bottom line of the key players in this market.
WASHINGTON (Feb. 13, 2015)—CMS made Medicare and Medicaid payments associated with 23 of 82 individual physicians with delinquent debts after CMS had referred their Medicare debts to the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) for collection. Specifically, CMS directly paid 5 individual physicians after having referred their Medicare debts to Treasury, and 21 individual physicians provided services for an entity that received Federal reimbursement.
LAS VEGAS - For those who are hesitant about spending six hours in a classroom on Monday, March 30, at Medtrade Spring, Mike Sperduti has a simple message. “Don’t come,” says Sperduti, president of the Mike Sperduti Companies. “Because good is not good enough these days. But if you’re a person who understands that you have to be better than you were yesterday, then we want you at the workshop.”
OWINGS MILLS, Maryland (Feb. 11, 2015)—The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) recently earned NCCA reaccreditation for its Pedorthist certification program for another five-year period. BOC first received NCCA accreditation for the BOCPD certification program in 2008. Approximately 275 professionals are currently certified as BOC Pedorthists (BOCPDs).
Our new weekly effort seeks to bring you five industry stories from major news outlets that have an impact on the health care industry as a whole or the way you conduct your business. Following are this week's five that you don't want to miss.
Westlake, OH (Feb. 12, 2015)—Applied Home Healthcare Equipment LLC announced the introduction of the OxyGo Wearable Portable Oxygen Concentrator product line in U.S. and Canadian health care markets.
LAS VEGAS (Feb. 12, 2015) —The biannual Innovative HME Retail Product Awards, sponsored by HomeCare Magazine, honor HME products that are particularly suited for retail sale. The purpose of the competition is to promote and recognize products that contribute to providers' bottom lines though cash sales.
CHICAGO (Feb. 11, 2015)—A new editorial published in JAMA by Northwestern Medicine experts strongly questions the use of several hospital quality measures by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in its pay-for-performance programs.
WASHINGTON (Feb. 6, 2015)—The National Association of ACOs (NAACOS) has formulated comments in response to a lengthy notice of proposed rulemaking to improve the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), published in December 2014 by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).