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Provider reimbursement changes in healthcare reform law

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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USA
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May 11 2010

The new healthcare reform law - Public Laws (PL) 111-148 and 111-152 - make numerous changes to the ways Medicare and Medicaid reimburse healthcare providers

CMS publishes final 36-month rule

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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USA
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November 22 2010

As we reported to you in our September 27 update, several dozen comments associated with CMS’s proposed rule for the Medicare Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update for Calendar Year 2011 addressed the so-called “36-month rule” for home health agencies (HHAs) that went into effect in January 2010

Reductions in health spending recommended by bipartisan panel

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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USA
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November 22 2010

On November 17, the Bipartisan Policy Center's Debt Reduction Task Force released a report to address the growing federal debt that included a proposed $756 billion cut in national healthcare spending by 2020

Last week in D.C.: the healthcare reform debate

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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USA
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February 16 2010

The two major snowstorms that struck Washington, DC last week brought business on Capitol Hill to a near standstill, as the House cancelled all votes for the week and the Senate conducted limited business

News from Capital Hill and the Department of Health and Human Services

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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USA
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May 17 2010

The first steps in implementing the new healthcare reform law - Public Laws (PL) 111-148 and 111-152 - were in full swing at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other federal agencies by mid-May

The healthcare reform debate

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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USA
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March 1 2010

The White House released its own healthcare reform bill last week, in preparation for Thursday's marathon healthcare summit

Healthcare news from Capital Hill and the Department of Health and Human Services

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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USA
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July 12 2010

In late June, two Members of Congress requested that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expedite the implementation of a Medicare home care demonstration project

Legislation introduced to alter PPACA; new NCQA medical home standards released; judge declares PPACA unconstitutional

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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USA
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February 7 2011

On January 25, lawmakers in both the House and Senate introduced companion bills that would immediately repeal the $20 billion tax on medical devices that was included in the new healthcare reform law - the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA

Healthcare news from Capitol Hill and the Department of Health and Human Services - February 7, 2011

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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USA
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February 7 2011

Senators weigh in with CMS on face-to-face regulation

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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USA
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May 25 2011

A bipartisan group of 50 Senators, led by Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Susan Collins (R-ME), recently wrote to CMS, asking the agency to ease new face-to-face rules that may hinder Medicare beneficiaries' access to home health care

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