Congress chose to end 2015 with some last-minute Medicare reforms impacting healthcare providers. Significantly, the Patient Access and Medicare Protection Act, signed into law by President Obama on December 28, 2015,...more
The enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), signed into law on March 23, 2010, represents a significant legislative milestone in healthcare reform and a continuing communications challenge for...more
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has set its sights on the quality of care during hospital inpatient stays and much, much more. On May 15, 2014, CMS published a proposed rule that would update Medicare...more
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued a policy memorandum to state survey agency (SSA) directors regarding the effect of rejecting a Medicare agreement in connection with the acquisition of a...more