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CMS, HHS: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Federal Register

Dec 8, 2023 - Notice from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) seeking comments on the revision of an information collection titled "Minimum Data Set 3.0 Nursing Home and Swing Bed Prospective Payment System (PPS) For the collection of data related to the Patient Driven Payment Model and the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP)." These revisions reflect the adoption of two new measures and the removal of three measures from the SNF QRP. Comments are due by February 6, 2024.

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CMS: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Disclosures of Ownership and Additional Disclosable Parties Information for Skilled Nursing Facilities and Nursing Facilities; Medicare Providers' and Suppliers' Disclosure of Private Equity Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts Federal Register

Nov 17, 2023 - Notice of final rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) implementing portions of section 6101 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which requires the disclosure of certain ownership, managerial, and other information regarding Medicare skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and Medicaid nursing facilities. This rule also finalizes definitions of a private equity company and real estate investment trust for Medicare provider enrollment purposes. These regulations are effective January 16, 2023.

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CMS: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Federal Register

Nov 14, 2023 - Notice from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) seeking comments on the revision of an information collection request titled "Implementation of Medicare Programs;—Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program" reflecting changes outlined in the FY 2024 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS)/Long-term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS) final rule. Comments are due by January 16, 2024.

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CMS: Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2024 Rates; Quality Programs and Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program Requirements for Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals; Rural Emergency Hospital and Physician-Owned Hospital Requirements; and Provider and Supplier Disclosure of Ownership; and Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Payments: Counting Certain Days Associated With Section 1115 Demonstrations in the Medicaid Fraction; Correction Federal Register

Nov 9, 2023 - Notice from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services making technical corrections to the August 28, 2023 final rule with the same title. The corrections are applicable for discharges beginning October 1, 2023. This notice is effective November 9, 2023.

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