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Jun 11, 2025 - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking comments on the following information collections: 1) Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Groups Reclassification Request (MS-DRGs); 2) Medicare Fee-for-Service Prepayment Review of Medical Records; and 3) Medicare Program; Prior Authorization Process for Certain Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetic, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS). Comments are due by August 11, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Jun 11, 2025 - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking comments on the following information collections: 1) Hospital and Health Care Complex Cost Report; 2) D-SNP Enrollee Advisory Committee; and 3) Administrative Simplification HIPAA Compliance Review. Comments are due by July 11, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Jun 5, 2025 - Notice from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) making technical and typographical errors in the April 30, 2025, proposed rule.
Source: Federal Register
Jun 4, 2025 - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking comments on the following information collections: 1) Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Conditions of Participation for Hospices; 2) Independent Renal Dialysis Facility Cost Report; and 3) 13th SOW QIN-QIO and AI/AN Advancing Healthcare Quality through Technology (AHQT) Readiness Assessment. Comments are due by August 4, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Jun 2, 2025 - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the approval of The Joint Commission for continued recognition as a national accrediting organization for hospices that wish to participate in Medicare or Medicaid programs. This approval is effective June 18, 2025 – June 18, 2030.
Source: Federal Register
May 30, 2025 - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is seeking comments on the following information collections: 1) End Stage Renal Disease Annual Facility Survey Form and 2) Service Level Data Collection for Initial Determinations and Appeals. Comments are due by June 30, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
May 29, 2025 - Notice from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) making technical corrections to the April 15, 2025, final rule. These corrections are effective May 29, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
May 28, 2025 - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is seeking comments on the following information collections: 1) Application for Part B Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage (Part B-ID); 2) Data Use Agreement (DUA) Limited Data Set (LDS) Forms Research Identifiable Files (RIF) Forms; 3) Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility (CORF) Certification and Survey Forms; and 4) Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Application. Comments are due by June 27, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
May 21, 2025 - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking comments on the following information collections: 1) Medicare Part C and Part D Data Validation; 2) Appointment of Representative; 3) Essential Health Benefits in Alternative Benefit Plans, Eligibility Notices, Fair Hearing and Appeal Processes, and Premiums and Cost Sharing; Exchanges: Eligibility and Enrollment; and 4) Affordable Care Act Internal Claims and Appeals and External Review Procedures for Non-grandfathered Group Health Plans and Issuers and Individual Market Issuers. Comments are due by July 21, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
May 21, 2025 - Notice from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) making a correction to the April 30, 2025, proposed rule.
Source: Federal Register