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CMS Approves Joint Commission's Application for Deeming Authority
The Joint Commission's hospital accreditation program has been approved for continued deeming authority by CMS through...
GAO Finds Problems with CMS' Contract Controls
"Pervasive deficiencies" are plaguing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' internal controls over...
CMS' Skilled Nursing Facilities' Final Rule Causes Concerns
CMS released the final rule for fiscal year 2010 payment updates to skilled nursing facilities, leaving many industry...
Approaches to Medicaid, CHIP Expansion Expected to Differ
The major health reform bills working their way through the House and under development in the Senate would expand...
Medicare Fraud Strike Force Makes 53 Arrests
Fifty-three physicians, healthcare executives, and Medicare beneficiaries were arrested Wednesday in New York City...
States Could Save Money by Expanding Medicaid Managed Care
Medicaid managed care is providing a safety net of care coordination to millions of at-risk Americans and is improving...
Advocates Flog CMS for Ending CT Colonography Coverage
The American Cancer Society and other patient care and medical advocacy groups are bashing CMS for its decision to end...
Criminal Charges Possible in WellCare Fraud Case
By entering a deferred prosecution agreement with the Department of Justice and agreeing to pay $80 million in...
Trustees: Medicare Part A Fund Will Go Broke by 2017
The difficult economic times have "further deteriorated” the Medicare Trust Fund and the program that pays...
Web Exclusive: CMS Proposes Historically Low Inpatient Payment Increases
CMS late Friday afternoon announced historically low net increases of well below 1% in its 2010 payment rates for...