The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently proposed a six-month delay for home health agencies (HHAs) to implement the revised conditions of participation (CoPs) that HHAs must satisfy to participate in the...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued a final rule, 42 C.F.R. pt. 484, implementing significant changes to the conditions of participation (CoPs) that home health agencies (HHAs) must satisfy to...more
2/7/2017
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Conditions of Participation (CoP) ,
Emergency Response ,
Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Home Health Agencies ,
Home Health Care ,
Infections ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Patient Rights ,
Performance Standards ,
Quality of Care Standards
On November 1, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the 2017 Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Final Rule. One aspect of this rule is the implementation of payment decreases for...more
11/11/2016
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals ,
Medicare ,
Off-Campus Departments ,
OPPS ,
Payment Rates
On November 2, 2015, President Obama signed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, a two-year budget deal with a key provision affecting hospitals and other health care providers. Effective January 1, 2017, the Act decreases the...more
11/4/2015
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Federal Budget ,
HCPCS ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals ,
Medicare ,
MPFS ,
Obama Administration ,
OPPS ,
Physicians