Category: CMS

Arizona’s efforts to expand the program are also facing challenges while a new approach is being advanced in Virginia. …read more    

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Friday that it will extend the deadline for eligible professionals to attest to Meaningful Use in the Medicare electronic health record incentive program for 2013 from Feb. 28 to 11:59 p.m. on March 31. The extension will not cover EPs attesting for the Medicaid program or Physician…

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Friday that it will extend the deadline for eligible professionals to attest to Meaningful Use in the Medicare electronic health record incentive program for 2013 from Feb. 28 to 11:59 p.m. on March 31. The extension will not cover EPs attesting for the Medicaid program or Physician…

The proposed legislation to repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR), the method currently used to compensate participating physicians, would mean significant change for the Meaningful Use incentive program. read more …read more    

The study by consulting firm Avalere Health concludes that less than a third of the 6.3 million who have signed up for Medicaid have done so because of the health law’s expansion of eligibility. Developments in Virginia and Florida are also covered. …read more    

According to breaking industry news reports, a bipartisan team of negotiators in Congress from both the Senate and House of Representatives has concluded a deal to resolve a thorny physician reimbursement issue related to the sustainable growth rate (SGR) for Medicare physician payment This just in: according to a report by David Pittman, Washington correspondent…

Enraged that Colorado officials are refusing to change health insurance rating systems for this year or next, Garfield County’s attorney and commissioners are considering suing the state. …read more    

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius appeared in Missouri and Kansas to urge officials to accept federal expansion funds, calling it a moral and financial imperative. Meanwhile, a new poll finds support for the expansion in Virginia and news outlets cover developments in Florida and South Carolina. …read more    

Less than 10 percent of physician practices are ready for the switch to the ICD-10 code-set, according to a new survey from the Englewood, Colo.-based Medical Group Management Association (MGMA). Less than 10 percent of physician practices are ready for the switch to the ICD-10 code-set, according to a new survey from the Englewood, Colo.-based…

Today’s headlines include progress reports on health exchanges in Washington state and New York as well as poll results on Virginia’s Medicaid Expansion. …read more