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- Feds can reaudit teaching hospitals, court rules. // AHA News;03/02/98, Vol. 34 Issue 8, p5
Informs the approval of the bill that would allow United States federal government to recalculate Medicare reimbursements to teaching hospitals. Opposition by some hospitals in the issue; Information about the previous policies on Medicare.
- The worst is over? Gardner, Jonathan // Modern Healthcare;05/08/2000, Vol. 30 Issue 19, p8
Reports on the implications of the Balanced Budget Act's Medicare spending restrictions in the United States. Payments for Medicare, Medicaid and state children's health insurance programs; Losses posted by hospitals in 1999.
- The Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit. Ferman, John H. // Healthcare Executive;Jul/Aug2001, Vol. 16 Issue 4, p58
Reports on the impact of the Medicare prescription drug benefit policy on healthcare providers in the United States. Amount reserved for the prescription drug benefit program; Challenges encountered by U.S. policymakers in enacting the policy; Steps that should be taken by healthcare companies...
- RULES & REGS. // Materials Management in Health Care;Dec2003, Vol. 12 Issue 12, p6
Reports developments on the legislative aspects of the health care industry in the U.S. as of December 2003. Views presented on the possibility of enactment of a Medicare reform bill; Problems seen on the reform legislation; Issues concerning the proposed changes in the Medicare payments of...
- Policy clarified on who may sign Medicare enrollment forms. // hfm (Healthcare Financial Management);Jan98, Vol. 52 Issue 1, p12
Analyzes the impact of the revision of Medicare Operational Policy Letter Number 7 concerning the signing of representative payees on an enrollment or disenrollment application for a Medicare health plan. How the revision affected the provision of section 1872 of the Social Security Act;...
- RAC program hits snag over bid protests. // Medical Economics;12/5/2008, Vol. 85 Issue 23, p12
The article reports on the suspension of the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC). The temporary removal was in response to protests filed with the U.S. Government Accountability Office through unsuccessful bidders for the program. CMS announced...
- New DMEPOS Medicare Standards Recognize Unique Nature of O&P. Thomas, Peter // O&P Business News;10/1/2010, Vol. 19 Issue 12, p8
The article reports on the new Medicare standards for suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) which took effect on September 27, 2010 in the U.S. The new rules set more rigorous enrollment standards for DMEPOS suppliers and distinguish the distinctive...
- MedPAC Report Calls for Updates To FFS Payment Systems. // PT: Magazine of Physical Therapy;May2009, Vol. 17 Issue 4, p7
The article focuses on the call of the March 2009 Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) to update Medicares fee-for-service (FFS) payment systems. The report also urges for the physician financial relationships transparency with...
- Hospital Profit Planning under Medicare Reimbursement. Morey, Richard C.; Dittman, David A. // Operations Research;Mar/Apr84, Vol. 32 Issue 2, p250
The federal Medicare regulations reimburse hospitals on a pro rata share of the hospital's cost. Hence, to meet its financial requirements, a hospital is forced to shift more of the financial burdens onto its private patients. This procedure has contributed to double digit inflation in hospital...
