CMS Issues Part One of MA Final Rule

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the final rule: Contract Year 2021 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Program, Medicare Prescription Benefit Program, and Medicare Cost Plan Program. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and to give the MA plans adequate time to implement the changes, CMS is issuing the […]

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CMS Issues Regulatory Waivers in Response to COVID-19

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On March 13, 2020, President Trump declared a national emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic. On January 31, 2020, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar declared a national public heath emergency. These  two declaration  permit the  Secretary of HHS to invoke the 1135 waiver authority for  certain federal  regulations  in order […]

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CMS Delays Publication of Discharge Planning Rule

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a one-year extension, until November 3, 2019, to publish the discharge planning final rule for home health agencies. The CMS announcement came as a notice in the Federal Register for the final rule  titled: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Revisions to Requirements for Discharge Planning for […]

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CMS Finalizes Changes to the Home Health Quality Reporting Program

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published in the Federal Register on November 1, 2017, the calendar year (CY) 2018 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update final rule. A significant portion of the proposed rule is dedicated to proposals that update the Home Health Quality Reporting Program (HH QRP).The changes are many, […]

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