PROGRAM (CAP)
FOR PART B DRUGS ENROLLMENT DEADLINE IS JUNE 2, 2006
This is just a reminder that the Competitive Acquisition Program for Part B drugs for Medicare physicians will be open for enrollment only until June 2, 2006. Participating physicians will be given the opportunity to obtain and bill for Medicare Part B covered…
REGARDING SPECIALTY HOSPITALS
The Secretary of Health and Human Services, Michael O. Leavitt, has submitted an interim report to Congress entitled “Development of a Strategic Plan Regarding Physician Investment and Specialty Hospitals,” as required by Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA). HHS was required to develop and implement a strategic plan concerning whether physician investments…
Further progress towards malpractice or tort reform was delayed, perhaps permanently, by the failure of the Senate to approve cloture. The Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2006
(S. 22) and the Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act (S. 23), both sponsored by Republicans and both of which would impose limits on…
FOR CARDIAC REHABILITATION PROGRAMS
Effective for services performed on or after March 22, 2006, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is updating Section 20.10 of the Medicare National Coverage Determinations Manual (NCD Manual) to include additional clinical indications for which cardiac rehabilitation services are covered. The NCD Manual now includes a comprehensive description…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted new and revised versions of its provider/suppliers/practitioner Medicare enrollment forms (855s). These new forms were issued immediately after the final regulations defining the requirements of the enrollment process were published on April 21, 2006, as noted April 27, 2006 on the Med Law Blog. The revised forms are effective April 30, 2006. The CMS forms emphasize that the application process should be directed through the appropriate physical intermediary (FI) or carrier, rather than CMS.
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