Posts Tagged ‘MACRA’
OIG report finds claims filed on behalf of the dead
With Halloween just around the corner the HHS’ Office of the Inspector General just released a report showing that during a two-year period The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) paid out nearly half a million dollars for claims made on dead people. Federal law requires CMS to establish policies and implement claim edits to…
Read MoreCMS unveils new Medicare payment proposal
On April 27, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) released, for public comment, proposed changes to how Medicare will pay providers. The proposed rule for the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), enacted a year ago by Congress, eliminates the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula for setting reimbursement rates and simplifies many of…
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