David Harlow The IRS recently finalized its latest guidance on health savings accounts (HSAs), effective January 1, 2007. (Additional IRS…
David Harlow DHCFP issued its SFY 2007 Medicaid nursing facility rate plan on August 11. The aggregate increase is about…
David Harlow Tommy Thompson's latest crusade involves trying to get the feds to run Medicaid's programs for the elderly (rather…
HHS announced on August 8 a strategic and implementing plan to address issues regarding physician investment in specialty hospitals (i.e.,…
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The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, enacted in early 2006, is designed to cut $40 billion in federal spending (about…
CMS proposes to change the way it pays ASCs, as required by the MMA. It will phase in changes in…
CMS and the OIG finalized changes to the AKS regulations and Stark regulations, published today. The HHS press release describes…
On August 1, CMS released the acute care hospital inpatient prospective payment system rule and fee schedule for FY 2007. …
In its July 21 report, Medicare Physician Services: Use of Services Increasing Nationwide and Relatively Few Beneficiaries Report Major Access…