RAP Email Alerts 

CMS Proposed Rule Would Benefit Primary Care Service Providers Email Alert - May 14, 2012 CMS Publishes Two Final Rules on Regulation of Healthcare Providers Email Alert - May 11, 2012 CMS Publishes Final Rule on Community First Choice Option Email Alert - May 8, 2012 CMS Issues Final Rule on Changes to Enrollment, Ordering, and Documentation Requirements Email Alert - April 26, 2012 CMS Announces New Initiative to Bolster Primary Care Workforce Email Alert - March 22, 2012 CMS Issues Final Medicaid Expansion Rule Email Alert - March 21, 2012 Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Women's Preventive Services Email Alert - March 20, 2012 Final Rule on the Standard Related to Reinsurance, Risk Corridors, and Risk Adjustment Email Alert - March 19, 2012 Questionable Billing for Medicare Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility Services Email Alert - March 16, 2012 Four Important Regulation, Accreditation, and Payment Updates Email Alert - March 15, 2012 HHS Issues Final Rule Regarding Affordable Insurance Exchanges Email Alert - March 13, 2012 Medicare Redesigns Claims and Benefits Statement to Empower Seniors With More Information Email Alert - March 9, 2012 House Energy and Commerce Committee Approves Legislation to Repeal Implementation of the Independent Payment Advisory Board Email Alert - March 8, 2012 CMS Releases Proposed Rule for Stage 2 Meaningful Use Criteria for Electronic Health Records Incentive Payment Email Alert - March 2, 2012 HHS Announces Intent to Further Delay ICD-10 Compliance Date Email Alert - February 16, 2012 CMS Issues Proposed Rule on Sixty-Day Reporting and Return of Overpayments Email Alert - February 14, 2012 Court Rules for Hospital in DSH Calculation Dispute Email Alert - February 2, 2012 HHS Secretary Sebelius Announces Extension of Meaningful Use Incentive Payment Timelines Email Alert - December 8, 2011 CMS Revises Home Health ABN Instructions Email Alert - December 7, 2011 CMS Issues Advance Copy of Final Rule Updating Payment Policies Under HOPPS and APC for CY 2012 Email Alert - November 14, 2011 Northeast Hospital Files Petition for Rehearing in DSH "Million Dollar Dicta" Case Email Alert - November 8, 2011 CMS Issues Final Rule Updating Payment Policies Under ESRD PPS for CY 2012 Email Alert - November 7, 2011 Two Important Final Rule Updates from CMS Email Alert - November 4, 2011 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update for CY 2012 Email Alert November 3, 2011 MedPAC Approves Recommendations to Repeal Sustainable Growth Rate Email Alert - October 12, 2011 PRRS Issues Decision in Favor of Providers Email Alert - October 6, 2011 Two Important RAP Updates Email Alert - September 27, 2011 Federal Appellate Court Decides in Favor of Hospital on DSH Payment Calculation Email Alert - September 19,2011 HHS Releases Final Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor Rule Email Alert- September 16, 2011 Medicare Emphasizes Enforcement of Equal Visitation and Representation Rights in Hospitals Email Alert - September 13, 2011 Two Important RAP Updates Email Alert - September 2, 2011 Sixth Circuit Holds That Hospital Was Not Entitled to Medicare Indirect Medical Education Reimbursement for Time Spent by Residents in Research Activities Not Related to Patient Care Email Alert- August 25, 2011 DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Expands, Includes Competition for National Mail-Order Diabetes Items Email Alert - August 22, 2011 Eleventh Ciruit Rules that PPACA's Indiviual Mandate Exceeds Federal Government's Authority, but Severable Email Alert - August 16, 2011 CMS Solicits States to Participate in Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Demonstration Email Alert- August 15, 2011 Medicare Program Final Rule for Acute Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System Policies and Fy 2012 Payment Rates Email Alert- August 10, 2011 Medicare Program Final Rule for Long Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System Policies and FY 2012 Email Alert- August 5, 2011 Inpatient Rehabition Facility Propective Payment System for FY 2012 Email Alert- August 4, 2011 CMS Finalizes 2012 Skilled Nursing Facility Payment Changes Email Alert - August 3, 2011 CMS Releases FY 2012 Final Rule For Hospice Payment Email Alert - August 2, 2011 OIG Recommends Changed to State Medicaid Prescription Drug Reimbursement Methodologies Email Alert - August 1, 2011 CMS Releases New Medicare Enrollment Forms Email Alert - July 20, 2011 CMS Proposes 2012 Home Health Agency Payment Changes Email Alert - July 18, 2011 CMS Proposes HOPD and ASC Policy and Rate Updates for 2012 Email Alert - July 11, 2011 CMS Issues Proposed 2012 Physician Fee Schedule Email Alert - July 8, 2011 CMS Issues Proposed Rule to Establish Conditions of Participation for Community Mental Health Center Email Alert- June 20, 2011 CareCore Enters Into Assurance of Discontinuance With the New York Attorney General's Office Email Alert - June 17, 2011 CMS Issues Proposed Notice After Five-Year Review of Work Relative Value Units Under the Physician Fee Schedule Email Alert - June 9, 2011 CMS Issues Final Rule Prohibiting Medicaid Payment for Provider-Preventable Conditions Email Alert - June 2, 2011 Medicare Continues Work to Revise Work Relative Value Units Under the Physician Fee Schedule Email Alert - May 27, 2011 CMS Request for Comments: Opportunities for Alignment Under Medicaid and Medicare Email Alert - May 20, 2011 Proposed Rule Published, Medicare Skilled Nursing Facilities Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for FY 2012 Email Alert - May 12, 2011 Federal Court Vacates NIH Stem Cell Injunction Email Alert - May 4, 2011 CMS Announces Release of Final Rule for Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program Email Alert - April 29, 2011 HHS Report Describes Value-Based Purchasing Program for ASCs Email Alert - April 25, 2011 CMS Reports: More Than 50% of Providers in Medicare Quality Reporting Incentive Programs Received Bonuses Email Alert - April 22, 2011 Accountable Care Organization Proposed Rule and Notices Announced by CMS, OIG, FTC, and IRS Email Alert - April 6, 2011 Joint Commission Announces Advanced Certification in Palliative Care Email Alert - March 28, 2011 CMS Posts Proposed Decision Memo for ESAs for Treatment of Anemia in Patients with CKD Email Alert - March 18, 2011 CMS Estimates a 29.5% Decrease in the Physician Fee Schedule Conversion Factor for CY 2012 Email Alert - March 14, 2011 Recent Cases of Interest Email Alert - February 23, 2011 Eighth Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment in Medcenter One v. Sebelius, Based on Lack of Written Agreement to Support Reimbursement for Costs Incurred Through Residency Program Email Alert - March 4, 2011 Recent Cases of Interest Email Alert - February 23, 2011 Federal District Court in Florida Declares Individual Mandate Under the PPACA Unconstitutional Email Alert - February 1, 2011 Federal Government Recovers Record $4 Billion in Healthcare Fraud, Email Alert - January 27, 2011 Significant Wage Index Ruling Issued by Court of Appeals Email Alert - January 20, 2011 Three Important Regulation, Accreditation, and Payment Updates Email Alert - January 13, 2011 Two Important Regulation, Accreditation, and Payment Updates Email Alert - January 7, 2011 Two Important Regulation, Accreditation, and Payment Updates Email Alert - January 6, 2011 CMS Issues Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding EMTALA's Application to Hospital Inpatients Email Alert - January 3, 2011 Federal District Court Rules That the "Minimum Essential Coverage Provision" of PPACA is Unconstitutional Email Alert - December 13, 2010 FCC Proposes New Medical Research License to Spur Medical Wireless Research Email Alert - December 9, 2010 DAB Clarifies Definition of IDTF and Rules on Leasing and Sharing of Practice Locations December 2, 2010 Congress Postpones Medicare Physician Reimbursement Rate Cuts Email Alert - December 1, 2010 Senate Acts to Avert Medicare Physician Fee Cut Email Alert - November 22, 2010 CMS Promulgates Changes to the Thirty-Six Month Rule for Home Health Agencies in the 2011 Home Health Prospective Payment System Final Rule Email Alert - November 19, 2010 CMS Issues 2011 Final Payment Rules for HOPDs and ASCs, Physician Services, and HHAs Email Alert - November 8, 2010 NCQA Seeking Public Comment on Its Accountable Care Organization Evaluation Criteria Email Alert - November 1, 2010 Decision of District Court Remands Appeal of Administrative Law Judge's Decision Email Alert - October 28, 2010 Charity Care Patients Counted for Medicaid DSH Calculation Are Not Countable for Medicare DSH Calculation Email Alert - October 21, 2010 States Receive Funding from the Affordable Care Act Email Alert - October 15, 2010 Two Important Regulation, Accreditation, and Payment Practice Group Updates Email Alert - September 2, 2010 Even Wheelchairs Need Tune-Ups: CMS Releases Final Rule Revising DMEPOS Enrollment and Participation Standards Email Alert - August 31, 2010 CMS Releases Final Rule for Medicaid Eligibility Quality Control and Payment Error Rate Measurement for Medicaid and CHIP Email Alert - August 17, 2010 Seventh Circuit Holds That Secretary May Not Unilaterally Reopen an Administrative Proceeding After Judicial Review Has Been Initiated Email Alert - August 9, 2010 CMS Issues Final IPPS Rules; Interim Final Rule on Three-Day Payment Window Email Alert - August 4, 2010 Ninth Circuit Reverses District Court on the Basis that the PRRB Should Not Have Granted EJR Email Alert - July 26, 2010 CMS Issues Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Rule, Including Stark Disclosure Requirements for Imaging Services; Physician Fee Cut Delay Legislation Signed Email Alert - June 29, 2010 PRRB Grants Expedited Judicial Review on CMS Ruling 1498-R Regarding DSH Calculations Email Alert - June 21, 2010 Another Federal Court Rules Hospice Cost Cap is Invalid Regulation Email Alert - June 11, 2010 CMS Delays Deadline for Joint Commission-Accredited Hospitals to Implement Telemedicine Standards Email Alert - June 11, 2010 Arizona Hospitals Lose DSH Decision in Federal Court Email Alert - June 10, 2010 CMS Office of Hearings Issues Alert 7: Procedures for Implementing CMS Ruling No. CMS-1498-R Email Alert - May 26, 2010 CMS Issues a Supplemental Proposed Rule Implementing Inpatient Payment Changes Mandated by PPACA Email Alert - May 25, 2010 MLN Matters Article Discusses Changes Necessary to Implement PPACA's Maximum Period for Submission of Medicare Claims Email Alert - May 13, 2010 CMS Issues New Ruling Requiring Remands from the PRRB to Redetermine Hospitals' Disproportionate Patient Percentages Email Alert - May 10, 2010 DC Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Hospitals' Mandamus Actions for Lack of Jurisdiction—Baptist Memorial Hospital v. Sebelius and Email Alert - May 7, 2010 CMS Issues Interim Final Rule Regarding Access to Documentation on Referrals to Programs at High Risk of Waste Abuse Email Alert - May 5, 2010 CMS Issues Proposed Reimbursement Changes for Acute-Care Inpatient Hospitals and LTCs for FY 2011 Email Alert - April 27, 2010 U.S. District Court Issues Significant Medicare DSH Payment Decision Email Alert - April 13, 2010 DEA Issues Interim Final Rule for Electronic Prescriptions of Schedules II, III, IV, and V Controlled Substances Email Alert - April 8, 2010 United States District Court for District of Columbia Issues Decision Regarding Multiple DSH Components Email Alert - April 5, 2010 Federal District Court Reverses PRRB Decision on Jurisdiction Email Alert - April 1, 2010 Healthcare Reform Legislation: Healthcare Fraud and Abuse and Program Integrity Provisions Email Alert - March 31, 2010 Federal District Court Upholds PRRB Dismissal of DSH Calculation Appeal When Plaintiff Fails to Appear at Hearing Email Alert - March 24, 2010 Federal District Court Partly Dismisses Dispute in $5 Million Medicare Recovery for Medical Education Email Alert - March 17, 2010 Senate Passes Bill Extending Physician Payment Fix Until October Email Alert - March 15, 2010 Federal District Court Rejects Equitable Tolling Argument Regarding Belated PRRB Appeals Email Alert - March 3, 2010 Loma Linda University Medical Ctr. v. Sebelius, 2010 WL 532088 (D.D.C. Feb. 16 2010) Email Alert - February 25, 2010 CMS Changes Course--Clarifies that New Rule Affecting Conveyance of Certain HHAs Does Not Apply to Applications Pending on New Rule's Effective Date Email Alert - February 25, 2010 D.C. District Court Decision Affirms Provider Reimbursement Review Board Dismissal Email Alert - February 19, 2010 CMS Mandates Accreditation for Imaging Providers; Accrediting Organizations Named Email Alert - February 18, 2010 KGV Easy Leasing Corporation Case Email Alert - February 12, 2010 U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Holds that Intermediary's "Revision" of Provider's Reported IME FTE Cap Did Not Violate Three-Year Reopening Rule Email Alert - January 25, 2010 CMS and ONC Publish Proposed Rules on Meaningful Use Incentive Programs and Criteria for Electronic Health Record Technology Email Alert - January 22, 2010 U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Issues Significant Medicare Medical Education Payment Decision Email Alert - January 7, 2010 President Obama Signs into Law a Temporary Fix to Physicians' Medicare Reimbursement Email Alert - December 28, 2009 Federal District Court Denies HHS Secretary's Motion for Reconsideration of the Court's Order Awarding Reimbursement of Costs Incurred through Residency Program to Plaintiff Hospitals, Medcenter One Health Sys. V. Leavitt Email Alert - December 28, 2009 CMS Issues Final Rule on Medicare Claims Appeal Process Email Alert - December 17, 2009 Federal District Court Denies Sebelius' Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Complaint Challenging MSP Policies and Procedures Email Alert - December 14, 2009 Federal District Court Requires Sebelius to Explain Criteria Used to Deny Medicare Payment--Rhode Island Hospital v. Sebelius Email Alert - December 4, 2009 Court Finds No Right of Appeal Where Intermediary Refused to Reopen Email Alert - November 30, 2009 CMS Withdraws Medicaid Rehabilitative Services Regulation Email Alert - November 18, 2009 CMS Issues 2010 Final Payment Rules for HOPDs and ASCs, Physician Services, and HHAs Email Alert - November 3, 2009 North Dakota Federal Court Reverses the Secretary's Decision on GME/IME Costs Associated With a Non-Hospital Clinic Email Alert - October 26, 2009 California Federal Court Finds CMS' Method to Determine Available Beds in IME Adjustment Arbitrary and Capricious Email Alert - October 15, 2009 Washington Federal Court Finds that to be Counted in the DSH Medicaid Fraction, Patients Must Be Medicaid Eligible Email Alert - October 13, 2009 D.C. District Court Decides Two Cases Against Medicare Providers Email Alert - October 6, 2009 Disproportionate Share Hospital Decision Goes Against Hospital Email Alert - October 1, 2009 CMS Rescinds and Replaces Transmittal Affecting Complex Medical Reviews Email Alert - September 30, 2009 Recoupment of Provider and Supplier Overpayments—CMS Publishes Final Rule Email Alert - September 22, 2009 End-Stage Renal Disease Facilities—CMS Proposes Prospective Payment Syste Email Alert - September 17, 2009 Provider and Supplier Re-Enrollment—CMS Rescinds and Replaces Transmittals Issued Last Month Email Alert - September 16, 2009 New CMS Transmittal Affects Complex Medical Reviews Email Alert - September 15, 2009 D.C. Court Rules for Secretary in Group Appeal on Wage Index Calculation Email Alert - August 31, 2009 New CMS Provider Revalidation Effort for Top Billing Providers and Suppliers Email Alert - August 26, 2009 District Court Finds That Lack of Asset Test for Indigence Does Not Preclude Bad Debt Reimbursement Email Alert - August 26, 2009 EMTALA Requirements and Options for Hospitals and Their Communities in Disasters Email Alert - August 24, 2009 CMS Limits Consignment Closets Email Alert - August 12, 2009 Courts Rule for HHS on Allegations of Cross-Subsidization of Bad Debts Email Alert - August 11, 2009 District Court Rules for Provider on IME Research Issue Email Alert - August 11, 2009 CMS Proposed Rule for Home Health Prospective Payment System Seeks to Protect Beneficiaries in the Medicare Program from Potential Fraud and Abuse Email Alert - August 11, 2009 Late October Start Date for Certain Equipment and Supplies in Medicare Competitive Bidding Program Email Alert - August 5, 2009 Hospice Wage Index Changes for FY 2010 and Changes to Terminal Illness Certification Requirements Email Alert - August 5, 2009 2010 Changes to Prospective Payment Rates for Skilled Nursing Facilities: CMS Says "More Accurate Payment Rates" Email Alert - August 5, 2009 Policy and Payment Rate Changes for Inpatient Stays in Acute Care and Long Term Care Hospitals (Inpatient Prospective Payment System) Email Alert - August 4, 2009 Update on 2010 Hospital Inpatient Quality-Reporting Requirements Email Alert - August 4, 2009 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Payment Rate Updates and Coverage Requirements Clarifications Email Alert - August 4, 2009 U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Issues Significant Medicare Medical Education Decisions; CMS Issues Alert Regarding Provider Reimbursement Review Board Instructions Email Alert - July 10, 2009 CMS Releases Proposed Payment Rules for Physician Fee Schedule, Hospital Outpatient PPS, and Ambulatory Surgery Center Payment System Email Alert - July 6, 2009 CMS Proposes to Rescind Medicaid Final Rules on "Outpatient Hospital Services" Definition Email Alert - May 8, 2009 CMS Proposes Updates to Five Prospective Payment Systems— Hospital, Psych, Long Term Care, Rehab, and SNF Email Alert - May 7, 2009 CMS Issues Calendar Year 2010 Part C and Part D Payment Rates and Policies; Other Developments Regarding PET Scan Coverage, Hospice Cap Notices, and Provider Enrollment Processes Email Alert - April 8, 2009 GAO Issues Report and Recommendations on Home Health Spending Email Alert - March 16, 2009 Obama's Fiscal Year 2010 Proposed Budget Has Significant Healthcare Implications Email Alert - March 2, 2009 Healthcare Provisions Included in The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Email Alert - February 18, 2009 Obama Signs SCHIP Legislation Email Alert - February 5, 2009 CMS Issues Final Rule Requiring Surety Bonds for DMEPOS Suppliers Email Alert - January 6, 2009 CMS "Clarifies" Requirements for Physician Supervision of Therapeutic Hospital Outpatient Services Email Alert - December 23, 2008 CMS Issues Transmittal Modifying Administrative Appeals for Provider Enrollment Email Alert - December 18, 2008 CMS Proposes Three National Coverage Determinations to Expand Non-Payment for "Never Events" Email Alert - December 4, 2008 Legal Fees, Other Consultant Fees Includable in Wage Index Data Email Alert - November 21, 2008 CMS Issues Changes for HOPDs and ASCs; Updates the Home Health PPS for 2009 Email Alert - November 5, 2008 Final Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2009 Email Alert - October 31, 2008 CMS Announced the Names of the New National RACs Email Alert - October 9, 2008 New Task Force on Healthcare Reform Education Email Alert – September 2, 2008 CMS Announces New Claims Denial Code; Issues Proposed Rules on ICD-10 Code Sets Email Alert - August 20, 2008 Provider Reimbursement Review Board Issues Revised Instructions Email Alert - August 18, 2008 CMS Issues Final Rules on Three Prospective Payment Systems and Hospice Wage Index; CMS Announces NCD Process for "Never Events" Email Alert - August 6, 2008 CMS Announces CY 2009 Proposed Rule for OPPS and ASC Payment System Email Alert - July 8, 2008 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Rule Includes Stark, Purchased Diagnostic Test and IDTF Changes and Clarifications Email Alert - July 1, 2008 CMS Modifies "Incident To" Restrictions at Provider-Based Sites Email Alert - June 20, 2008 CMS Issues Final Revisions to Hospice Conditions of Participation; MS.1.20 Implementation Delayed Again Email Alert - June 5, 2008 CMS Issues Interim Final Rule with Comment Period Affecting LTCHs Email Alert - June 2, 2008 CMS Issues Final Rule Changing Provider Reimbursement Review Board Regulations Email Alert - May 28, 2008 Hospitals Settle DSH Cases for $667 Million Email Alert - March 14, 2008 CMS Issues Final Rule on Prior Determination of Medical Necessity Email Alert - February 25, 2008 Joint Commission Issues Sentinel Event Alert on Preventing MRI Accidents, Injuries Email Alert - February 22, 2008 CMS Issues Transmittals Modifying Manuals Email Alert - February 15, 2008 Revised Interpretive Guidelines for Hospital Conditions of Participation Email Alert - February 11, 2008 Conditions for Coverage for End Stage Renal Disease Facilities: Extension of Timeline for Publication of Final Rule Email Alert - February 5, 2008 Medicare Program Integrity Manual: Updates to Healthcare Provider/Supplier Enrollment Chapter Email Alert - February 4, 2008 CMS Proposes 2009 Payment and Policy Changes Regulation for LTCHs Email Alert - January 23, 2008 Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 Signed into Law Email Alert - January 14, 2008 New Joint Commission FAQ Regarding Credentialing Email Alert - January 10, 2008 Significant Changes Proposed for Departmental Appeals Board Email Alert - January 7, 2008 CMS' New Year Gift: Anti-Mark-Up Rule Delayed Email Alert - January 2, 2008 CMS Partially Delays "Stand in the Shoes" For a Year Email Alert - November 14, 2007 Elimination of Stark "On-Site" Interpretation Requirement Email Alert – November 9, 2007 CMS Issues Final Physician Fee Schedule – Without Stark Changes Email Alert - November 2, 2007 Three Important Developments Email Alert - October 19, 2007 CMS Issues Final Stark Phase III Regulations and Other Final and Proposed Rules Email Alert - August 28, 2007 CMS Issues Final Home Health Payment Rule Email Alert - August 24, 2007 CMS Announces Release of Final IPPS Rule Email Alert - August 2, 2007 CMS Issues Final SNF and Rehab PPS Rules, Proposed DMEPOS Surety Bond Rule Email Alert - August 1, 2007 Stark Whole Hospital Exception in the Crosshairs Again? Email Alert – July 27, 2007 CMS Issues Final ASC Payment Rule and Proposed Rule on Outpatient PPS Payment System Email Alert - July 18, 2007 Joint Commission Adopts Controversial Standard; CMS Revises and Finalizes Clinical Trial Policy Email Alert - July 12, 2007 CMS Issues Notice of Timeline Extension for Publishing Final Rule Regarding PRRB Procedure Email Alert - June 22, 2007 CMS Publishes Final Long Term Care Hospital PPS Final Rule Email Alert – May 2, 2007 CMS Issues Proposed Rule Modifying Home Health Payment System Email Alert - April 30, 2007 CMS Issues New Requirements for Hospital Emergency Services and Proposed Hospice Wage Index Rule Email Alert - April 27, 2007 DRG System Overhaul, Expansion of Quality Indicators and Other Changes Included in Proposed Inpatient PPS Rule Email Alert - April 16, 2007 CMS Issues a Proposed Clinical Trial Policy Email Alert - April 11, 2007 CMS Issues Final DMEPOS Regulation and NPI Deadline Contingency Plan Email Alert - April 4, 2007 CMS Proposes Rules for LTCHs for RY 2008 Email Alert - January 26, 2007 Probate Court's Allocation of Settlement Binding on Medicare, Eleventh Circuit Holds Email Alert - October 7, 2010