federal register • 15 july 2016

CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Proposed Rule for the Medicare Program:
    1. Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2017;
    2. Medicare Advantage Pricing Data Release;
    3. Medicare Advantage and Part D Medical Low Ratio Data Release;
    4. Medicare Advantage Provider Network Requirements;
    5. Expansion of Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Model
  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities concerning:
    • Provider Cost Report Reimbursement Questionnaire
    • Medicare Participation Agreement for Physicians and Suppliers
  • A Notice for the Medicare Program of Requirements and Registration for the MIPS Mobile Challenge; Deadline Extension

federal register • 02 may 2016

CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities concerning:
    • Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN)
    • The PACE Organization (PO) Application Process in 42 CFR part 460
  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities concerning:
    • Medicaid Drug Program—Monthly and Quarterly Drug Reporting Format
    • Testing Experience and Functional Tools: Functional Assessment Standardized Items (FASI) Based on the CARE Tool

federal register • 02 october 2015

CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities: The Fiscal Soundness Reporting Requirements for MAOs, PDPs, and PACE orgaizations
  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities:
    1. Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing
    2. Manufacturer Submission of Average Sales Price (ASP) Data for Medicare Part B Drugs and Biologicals
  • A Notice of a meeting of the Advisory Panel on Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests

federal register • 01 may 2015

CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Proposed Rule for the Medicare Program: Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System-Update for Fiscal Year Beginning October 1, 2015 (FY 2016)
  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities:
    1. Part C Medicare Advantage Reporting Requirements and Supporting Regulations
    2. Medicare Part D Reporting Requirements and Supporting Regulations
    3. Skilled Nursing Facility and Skilled Nursing Facility Health Care Complex Cost Report Form
  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities:
    1. Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery (OAS CAHPS) Survey
    2. Use of Restraint and Seclusion in Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs) for Individuals Under Age 21 and Supporting Regulations

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 • 24 february 2015

CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Rule for the Basic Health Program: Federal Funding Methodology for Program Year 2016
  • A Correction to the Final Rule for the Medicare and Medicaid Programs:
    1. Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs;
    2. Physician-Owned Hospitals: Data Sources for Expansion Exception;
    3. Physician Certification of Inpatient Hospital Services;
    4. Medicare Advantage Organizations and Part D Sponsors: CMS-Identified Overpayments Associated With Submitted Payment Data
  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities concerning Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Uniform Glossary

federal register • 19 december 2014

CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities:
    • Medicaid Eligibility and Enrollment (EE) Implementation Advanced Planning Document (IAPD) Template
    • CY 2016 Plan Benefit Package (PBP) Software and Formulary Submission

DHHS has published in the federal register

  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities:
    • National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health and Health Care: Evaluation of Awareness, Adoption, and Implementation
  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities:
    • Survey of Retail Prices: Payment and Utilization Rates, and Performance Rankings
    • External Quality Review (EQR) of Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) and Supporting Regulations
    • Federally Qualified Health Center Cost Report Form
  • A Notice of an Application from Joint Commission for Continued CMS-Approval of its Hospice Accreditation Program

federal register • 10 november 2014

CMS has published in the federal register:

  • A Final Rule for the Medicare and Medicaid Programs:
    1. Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs;
    2. Physician-Owned Hospitals: Data Sources for Expansion Exception;
    3. Physician Certification of Inpatient Hospital Services;
    4. Medicare Advantage Organizations and Part D Sponsors: CMS-Identified Overpayments Associated with Submitted Payment Data
  • A Notice requesting nominations to the Medicare Programs; Medicare Evidence Development Coverage Advisory Committee