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This is an RSS file. You can use it to subscribe to this data in your favourite RSS reader or to display this data on your own website or blog.Public Inspection: CMS: Medicaid Program; Final FY 2018, Final FY 2019, Preliminary FY 2020, and Preliminary FY 2021 Disproportionate Share Hospital Allotments, and Final FY 2018, Final FY 2019, Preliminary FY 2020, and Preliminary FY 2021 Institutions for Mental Diseases Disproportionate Share Hospital Limits
Pre-publication notice from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announcing the final federal share Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) allotments for federal fiscal year (FY) 2018 and 2019, and the preliminary federal share DSH allotments for FY 2020 and 2021. Also includes final FY 2018 and 2019 and preliminary FY 2020 and 2021 limitations on aggregate DSH payments that States may make to institutions for mental disease and other mental health facilities. This notice is effective 30 days after official publication in the Federal Register, which is scheduled for March 16, 2022. (Source: Federal Register update...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - March 15, 2022 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
CMS: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is seeking comment on two information collections: 1) the reform of requirements for long-term care facilities and 2) the Medicare authorization to disclose personal health information to a third party. Comments are due by May 16, 2022. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - March 15, 2022 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Half of Hospitals Compliant With MRI Price Transparency Mandate
FRIDAY, March 11, 2022 -- Only half of hospitals offering lumbar spine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are compliant with the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) price transparency mandate after eight months, according to a report... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 11, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
CMS to reimburse for Medimaps bone health
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will offer reimbursemen...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Hologic to distribute fracture assessment tool (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 2, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
CMS: Medicare Program; Request for Nominations for Members for the Medicare Evidence Development & Coverage Advisory Committee
Notice from the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS) seeking nominations to serve on the
Medicare Evidence Development& Coverage Advisory Committee
(MEDCAC). MEDCAC provides advice and guidance related to
the adequacy of scientific evidence available to CMS in
making coverage determinations under the Medicare program.
Nominations are due by March 28, 2022. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - March 1, 2022 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Public Inspection: CMS: Medicare Program; Request for Nominations: Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee
Pre-publication notice from the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS) seeking nominations to serve on the
Medicare Evidence Development& Coverage Advisory Committee
(MEDCAC). MEDCAC provides advice and guidance related to
the adequacy of scientific evidence available to CMS in
making coverage determinations under the Medicare program.
Nominations are due by March 28, 2022. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 28, 2022 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Coverage is expanded for CT lung cancer screening
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced a shift i...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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A surprising consequence of the No Surprises Act
Video from RSNA 2021: Regulatory changes for radiology in 2022 (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 25, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
CMS: Medicare Program; Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs; Correction
Notice from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services making technical corrections to theJanuary 12, 2022, proposed rule. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 25, 2022 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Contract Nurse Agencies Are Making Big Money in the Age of COVID-19. Are They ‘Exploiting’ the Pandemic?
In the 40 years that Jennie Kahn has worked as a registered nurse, the last two have been by far the most grueling.
A lot of that is due to COVID-19, which transformed health care facilities, including Thomas Health’s hospital system in Charleston, West Virginia, where Kahn works, into triage centers and forced nurses to take on an extraordinary amount of personal risk and heartache. It’s no mystery why some 18% of health care workers quit their jobs between Feb 2020 and Sept 2021, according to a Morning Consult poll.
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But another reason these past two years have been...
Source: TIME: Health - February 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Abby Vesoulis and Abigail Abrams Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
CMS: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking comment on the following information collections: 1) Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services Under 42 CFR 447.203 and 447.204; 2) Income and Eligibility Verification System Reporting and Supporting Regulations; 3) Use of Restraint and Seclusion in Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs) for Individuals Under Age 21 and Supporting Regulations; 4) Independent Renal Dialysis Facility Cost Report; and 5) Good Cause Processes. Comments are due by April 25, 2022. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 22, 2022 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
CMS: Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking comment on the following information collections: 1) Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act Section 1003 Demonstration Evaluation; 2) Patient-Reported Indicator Survey (PaRIS); and 3) Generic Clearance for the Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network. Comments are due by March 24, 2022. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 22, 2022 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
CMS: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is seeking comment on the following information collections: 1) Complaints Submission Process under the No Surprises Act and 2) End-Stage Renal Disease Application and Survey and Certification Report. Comments are due by April 18, 2022. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 16, 2022 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
CMS: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is seeking comment on two information collections: 1) Affordable Care Act Internal Claims and Appeals and External Review Procedures for Non-grandfathered Group Health Plans and Issuers and Individual Market Issuers; and 2) LTCH CARE Data Set Version 5.0 which is used to collect data for the Long-Term Care Hospital Quality Reporting Program. Comments are due by April 12, 2022. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 11, 2022 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
CMS lowers lung cancer screening start age in final screening guide
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on February 10 release...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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ACR urges CMS to make changes to lung cancer screening guidance
ACR lauds new lung cancer screening guidelines from CMS
CMS proposes expanded payment for CT lung cancer screening (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 11, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
CMS: Medicare Program; CY 2022 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; Provider Enrollment Regulation Updates; Provider and Supplier Prepayment and Post-Payment Medical Review Requirements; Corrections
Notice from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services making technical and typographical corrections to theNovember 19, 2021, final rule. Corrections are effective February 10, 2022, and applicable January 1, 2022. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 10, 2022 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
