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Business-academic partnership puts public health students on CDC front lines

 Patty Enrado October 14, 2009
Students in the Morehouse School of Medicine’s Master of Public Health Program now have the opportunity to respond to public health inquiries for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Contact Center.
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Medicare extends CMHCB demonstration to save, improve care of high cost patients

Chelsey Ledue January 15, 2009
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has granted three-year extensions for three successful participants in the Care Management for High Cost Beneficiaries Demonstration.
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CMS selects final contractors to administer Medicare claims payments

 Chelsey Ledue January 08, 2009
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced the final five contractors that will process and pay Medicare claims for healthcare services under the Medicare fee-for-service program....
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CMS announces first results of Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting program

 Richard Pizzi January 08, 2009
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has notified more than 3,000 of the nation's hospitals that they will receive the full payment update for calendar year 2009 as part of the new Hospita...
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CMS issues quality rating system for nursing homes

 Richard Pizzi December 19, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this week released quality ratings for each of the nation's 15,800 nursing homes that participate in Medicare or Medicaid.For the first time i...
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CMS launches fourth annual Medicare healthcare provider satisfaction survey

 Richard Pizzi December 17, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has launched its fourth annual healthcare provider satisfaction survey of Medicare fee-for-service contractors who process and pay more than $280 billi...
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States gain more flexibility in final rule for Medicaid redesign

 Chelsey Ledue December 04, 2008
A final regulation giving states more flexibility in designing their own Medicaid programs - including adjusting benefit packages to more closely align with beneficiary needs - has been released by th...
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CMS proposes coverage determinations to protect patients from never events

 Chelsey Ledue December 03, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed three national coverage determinations (NCDs) to establish uniform national policies designed to prevent Medicare from paying for certain...
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National Heritage to administer Medicare payments in New England

 Chelsey Ledue November 20, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has awarded National Heritage Insurance Corporation a contract of up to five years for the administration of Part A and Part B Medicare claims payments...
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CMS reports decline in payment error rate

 Chelsey Ledue November 18, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has reportedly saving taxpayers approximately $400 million by reducing improper payments in Medicare fee-for-service programs.According to the...
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Medicare special needs plans to cover 15 conditions in 2010

 Richard Pizzi November 17, 2008
Beginning in 2010, Medicare Advantage special needs plans that serve Medicare beneficiaries with chronic conditions must meet new guidelines issued last week by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
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'When' is critical to driving the switch to ICD-10, says CMS chief

 Bernie Monegain October 14, 2008
"Be serious about the date." That's the advice of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service Acting Administrator Kerry Weems, when asked Tuesday about how CMS could help drive the c...
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CMS launches 2009 online Medicare review options for open enrollment

 Diana Manos October 09, 2008
Medicare beneficiaries, their caregivers and family members can review 2009 Medicare prescription drug and health plan information online in anticipation of open enrollment Nov. 15 through Dec. 31, 20...
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CMS increases efforts to prevent fraud, waste and abuse in Medicare

 Chelsey Ledue October 05, 2008
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced "aggressive new steps" to find and prevent waste, fraud and abuse in Medicare.In a separate announcement, CMS also has...
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CMS reveals 2009 prescription drug and Medicare Advantage plan options

 Richard Pizzi September 25, 2008
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Acting Administrator Kerry Weems announced the 2009 Medicare prescription drug and Medicare Advantage plan options Thursday.Weems said 97 percent...
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CMS funds state efforts of home-based awareness

 Chelsey Ledue September 11, 2008
Seven states have received $8.3 million in federal grants to increase awareness of home- and community-based long-term care options for people leaving hospitals who otherwise may enter a traditional n...
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Physicians earn Medicare incentive payments for boosting quality of care

 Richard Pizzi August 13, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Thursday that all physician groups participating in the Physician Group Practice Demonstration have earned $16.7 million in incentive payment...
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Leavitt promotes e-prescribing amid provider concerns about barriers

 Diana Manos July 22, 2008
Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt said Monday his department will do all it can to promote the use of electronic prescribing as a way to launch widespread use of healthcare IT....
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Report: RAC pilot saved almost $700M in improper Medicare payments

 Chelsey Ledue July 13, 2008
A report by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has revealed that the recovery audit contractors (RAC) pilot program is successfully identifying improper payments - so much so that $693.6...
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Motion for Injunction to stop DME bidding denied

 Chelsey Ledue July 02, 2008
The American Association for Homecare has been denied a motion for a preliminary injunction in a federal lawsuit seeking to halt the "faulty implementation" of the durable medical equipment...
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