federal register • 30 april 2015

CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Rule for the Medicare Program:
    1. FY 2015 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update;
    2. Hospice Quality Reporting Requirements and
    3. Process and Appeals for Part D Payment for Drugs for Beneficiaries Enrolled in Hospice
  • A Proposed Rule for the Medicare Program:
    1. Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2016 Rates;
    2. Revisions of Quality Reporting Requirements for Specific Providers, Including Changes Related to the Electronic Health Record Incentive Program
  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals concerning Electronic Health Record Incentive Program
  • A notice of the Application by the American Diabetes Association for Continued Deeming Authority for Diabetes Self-Management Training

HHS has published in the federal register:

  • A Correction to the CFR: Health Insurance Issuer Standards Under the Affordable Care Act, Including Standards Related to Exchanges

 

federal register • 30 march 2015

CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Proposed Rule for Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Electronic Health Record Incentive Program Stage 3
  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities concerning:
    • Verification of Clinic Data—Rural Health Clinic Form and Supporting Regulations
    • Site Investigation for Independent Diagnostic Testing Facilities (IDTFs)
    • Site Investigation for Suppliers of Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS);
  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities concerning:
    • Information Collection for Machine Readable Data for Provider Network and Prescription Formulary Content for FFM QHPs
    • Cooperative Agreement to Support Navigators in Federally-facilitated and State Partnership Exchanges

HHS has published in the federal register:

  • A Proposed Rule for Health Information Technology Certification Criteria, Base Electronic Health Record Definition, and ONC Health IT Certification Program Modifications

federal register • 30 january 2015

CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities:
    1. Use of Restraint and Seclusion in Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs) for Individuals Under Age 21 and Supporting Regulations
    2. Cooperative Agreements to Support Establishment of State-Operated Health Insurance Exchanges
    3. Consumer Operated and Oriented (CO-OP) Program
    4. Annual MLR and Rebate Calculation Report and MLR Rebate Notices
    5. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Consumer Assistance Tools and Programs of an Exchange and Certified Application Counselors; Exchange and Insurance Market Standards for 2015
    6. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Consumer Assistance Tools and Programs of an Exchange and Certified Application Counselors; Exchange and Insurance Market Standards for 2015
    7. Generic Clearance for Questionnaire Testing and Methodological Research for the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS)
  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities:
    1. Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Reporting Program
    2. Certification as a Supplier of Portable X-Ray and Portable X-Ray Survey Report Form and Supporting Regulations

federal register • 01 october 2014

CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A correction to the final rule on the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2015 that appeared in the federal register on August 6, 2014.
  • Corrections to Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 430 to 481, revised as of October 1, 2013, to Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency, and Burden Reduction.

IRS, EBSA and CMS have published in the federal register:

DHHS has published in the federal register:

  • A correction to the final rules on Exchange and Insurance Market Standards for 2015 and Beyond that were published in the federal register on May 27, 2014

federal register • 05 september 2014

CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A notice of proposed information collection requirements related to:
    • Fast Track Appeals Notices: NOMNC/DENC
    • Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage and Your Rights
    • Data Use Agreement (DUA) Certificate of Disposition (COD) for Data Acquired from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
    • Collection of Encounter Data from Medicare Advantage Organizations, Section 1876 Cost HMOS/CMPS, Section 1833 Health Care Prepayment Plans (HCPPS), and Pace Organizations
    • Data Use Agreement (DUA) Certificate of Disposition for Data Acquired from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
    • Survey Tool for www.medicare.gov and www.cms.hhs.gov
    • Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) and the Electronic Prescribing Incentive (eRx) Program Data Assessment, Accuracy and Improper Payments Identification Support
  • A notice of proposed information collection requirements related to:
    • Consumer Operated and Oriented (CO-OP) Program
    • Payments for Services Furnished by Certain Primary Care Providers and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 438.804, 447.400, and 447.410
    • Risk Corridors Transitional Policy
    • Application to Be a Qualified Entity to Receive Medicare Data for Performance Measurement

DHHS has published in the federal register:

  • Final Rules on Annual Eligibility Redeterminations for Exchange Participation and Insurance Affordability Programs; Health Insurance Issuer Standards Under the Affordable Care Act, Including Standards Related to Exchanges