Lora L Greene

White House releases Mental Health Parity Final rule

USA - November 11 2013 On November 8, 2013, the Departments of HHS, Labor, and Treasury jointly issued a final rule implementing the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental…

Medicare delays face-to-face encounter requirement for certain durable medical equipment

USA - September 16 2013 On September 9, 2013, CMS announced that it would delay a requirement that medical providers have a face-to-face encounter with a Medicare…

Outlier payments

USA - July 15 2013 For CY 2014, CMS proposes that hospital outlier payments would be triggered when the cost of furnishing a service or procedure by a hospital exceeds…

Stephanie F Johnson, Catherine G Lucas (Katy), Susan Banks, Jennifer Simmen Lewin

Physician supervision in CAHs and small rural hospitals

USA - July 15 2013 Under a notice of nonenforcement in effect through the end of CY 2013, CAHs and small rural hospitals having 100 or fewer beds are, in effect…

Stephanie F Johnson, Catherine G Lucas (Katy), Susan Banks, Jennifer Simmen Lewin

CMS releases 2014 OPPS/ASC proposed rule

USA - July 15 2013 On July 8, 2013, CMS released the annual Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems Proposed Rule for…

Stephanie F Johnson, Catherine G Lucas (Katy), Susan Banks, Jennifer Simmen Lewin