Senator Bill Nelson
CMS Chief: Prior Authorization Needed to Fight “Fraud and Abuse”
CMS Administrator Seema Verma complained that the federal government needs more legal authority to conduct Medicare prior authorization reviews she says work well in the private sector during a speech to the America’s Health Insurance Plans 2018 National Conference on Medicare on Tuesday, October 16. Interestingly, according to a report from Inside Health Policy, Barbara […]
Read MoreNAHC Applauds Bipartisan Legislation to Stop Harmful Payment Rate Cuts
STOP THE PROPOSED CMS HOME HEALTH RATE CUT! In another step towards curtailing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) attempts to cut Medicare home health rates, Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), and Bill Nelson (D-FL) have introduced legislation designed to protect patients and providers from harmful reimbursement reductions. The Collins-Stabenow-Nelson […]
Read MoreFlorida Members of Congress Question CMS about Prior Authorization Program
In response to the Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) program, as proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), members of the Florida Congressional Delegation have submitted a letter to CMS outlining their concerns with the program. The RCD program, a slightly modified version of 2016’s Pre-Claim Review (PCR) demonstration program, was proposed as […]
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