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Diabetes Education Billing Guidelines for Medicare

Medisys Compliance

Medicare recognizes the importance of diabetes self-management training and offers coverage for eligible beneficiaries. However, there are specific guidelines and conditions that need to be met for Medicare billing. Diabetes Education Billing Guidelines for Medicare Who May Furnish the Training?

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Proposed Rule on Medicare Special Enrollment Periods (SEPs)

Medisys Compliance

On 22 nd April 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to update Medicare enrollment and eligibility rules that would expand coverage for people with Medicare and advance health equity. Sections 120 and 402 of the CAA made two key changes to Medicare enrollment rules.

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Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program Adds Scoring for Health Disparities

Hall Render

In the FY 2024 IPPS Final Rule (the “Final Rule”), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) incorporated certain social risk factors into the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (“VBP”) Program (“the Program”). Hall Render blog posts and articles are intended for informational purposes only.

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Better Data for Better Health Among Medicaid Recipients

HIT Consultant

Procedural disenrollments often result from the inability to contact the individual and notify them of the required paperwork. These members frequently move residences, resulting in a lack of consistency with reliable contact information. There is still one common denominator missing in both scenarios: up-to-date contact information.

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CMS Issues Contract Year 2023 Final Rule for Medicare Advantage Organizations and Prescription Drug Sponsors

Healthcare Law Blog

On April 29, 2022 , the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”), issued the final rule on Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs (the “Final Rule”). With a few exceptions, the Final Rule is a wholesale codification of the proposed rule.

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Churntables: A Look at the Record on Medicaid Redetermination Plans

Bill of Health

This policy improves coverage and helps reduce churn , which is associated with poor health outcomes. To further improve the rate of contact for enrollees, 35 states plan follow-up on returned mail via telephone, email, and text before terminating coverage after the PHE. Continuity of Coverage.

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Navigating the Primary Care First Model

Medisys Compliance

The healthcare landscape is undergoing a dynamic transformation, driven by a growing emphasis on value-based care and patient-centered outcomes. At the forefront of this shift is the Primary Care First Model, a voluntary alternative payment model introduced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).