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Aug 29, 2024 - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking comments on the following information collections: 1) Application for Enrollment in Medicare Part A internet Claim (iClaim) Application Screen Modernized Claims System and Consolidated Claim Experience Screens and 2) Home Office Cost Statement. Comments are due by September 30, 2024.
Source: Federal Register
Aug 28, 2024 - Notice of final rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) revising the hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) for operating and capital-related costs of acute care hospitals for fiscal year 2025. This rule also makes changes to Medicare graduate medical education (GME) for teaching hospitals and updates payment policies and the annual payment rates for the Medicare prospective payment system (PPS) for inpatient hospital services provided by long-term care hospitals. Among other things, this rule also finalizes the proposal of a separate IPPS payment for establishing and maintaining access to essential medicines; finalizes a new mandatory alternative payment model called the Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM), which will test whether financial accountability for selected episode categories reduces Medicare expenditures while preserving or enhancing the quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries; and finalizes the proposal requiring respiratory illness reporting for hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) as a condition of participation following the expiration of the COVID-19 public health emergency requirements. With three exceptions, this final rule is effective October 1, 2024. Instruction 2 (§ 405.1845) is effective January 1, 2025. Instructions 29 and 31 (§ 482.42(e) and § 485.640(d)) are effective November 1, 2024.
Source: Federal Register
Aug 27, 2024 - Notice from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) seeking comments on the reinstatement of a generic information collection umbrella titled "Generic Umbrella for Medicaid and CHIP State Plan, Waiver, and Program Submissions" and fifty individual generic information collections. Comments are due by September 26, 2024.
Source: Federal Register
Aug 27, 2024 - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking comments on the extension of an information collection titled "ASC Forms for Medicare Program Certification." Comments are due by September 26, 2024.
Source: Federal Register
Aug 26, 2024 - Announces funding for supporting health insurance enrollment assistance through HealthCare.gov. The grants will fund 44 Navigators for the purpose of outreach to underserved groups including rural residents.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Aug 22, 2024 - The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is seeking comment on an information collection for the Coverage of Certain Preventive Services under the Affordable Care Act. Comments are due October 21, 2024.
Source: Federal Register
Aug 22, 2024 - The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is seeking comment on an information collection for the Patient Access through Application Programming Interfaces (API), which is a policy focused on advancing interoperability and patient access to health information. Comments are due September 23, 2024.
Source: Federal Register
Aug 21, 2024 - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking comments on the following information collections: 1) Medical Necessity and Claims Denial Disclosures under MHPAEA and 2) On-Site Inspection for Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Supplier Location and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR, Section 424.57. Comments are due by September 20, 2024.
Source: Federal Register
Aug 21, 2024 - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Advisory Panel on Outreach and Education (APOE) will hold an in-person public meeting on September 19, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Eastern. Presentations and written comments must be submitted to the designated federal official by September 5, 2024. Agenda items include remarks from CMS leadership; a recap of the April 2024 meeting; a discussion of CMS programs, initiatives, and priorities; and more. Registration is required.
Source: Federal Register
Aug 20, 2024 - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking comments on the following information collections: 1) Reform of Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities; and 2) Financial Statement of Debtor. Comments are due by October 21, 2024.
Source: Federal Register