CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES
Bills and resolutions
Health care professionals: authorize grants for graduate medical education partnerships in States with a low ratio of medical residents relative to population (see H.R. 4282), H2565 [21MR]
Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program: adjust in order to avoid disproportionate penalties for hospitals treating vulnerable populations (see S. 2501), S3863 [19JN] (see H.R. 4188), H2300 [11MR]
Medicare: extend the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals (see S. 1954), S439 [16JA] (see H.R. 4067), H1780 [18FE]
——— extend the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program (see S. 2187), S1870 [31MR] (see H.R. 4780), H5063 [30MY]
——— require State licensure and bid surety bonds for entities submitting bids under the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program (see S. 2975), S6350 [4DE] (see H.R. 5809), H8868 [8DE]
——— require State licensure and performance guarantees for entities submitting bids under the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 4920), H5557 [19JN]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: study impact on small businesses (see S. 2383), S3293 [22MY] (see H.R. 4728), H4828 [22MY]
Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE): apply Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation waiver authority in order to foster innovation (see H.R. 4543), H3407 [1MY]
Letters
Allegations of waste and mismanagement against a contractor operating a processing center to handle health insurance applications: Marilyn Tavenner, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, S3962 [25JN]
Medicare enforcement instruction extension of supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals: Dennis A. Hachenberg, H7340 [9SE]
——— Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, H7340 [9SE]
——— Tom Bell, Kansas Hospital Association, H7340 [9SE]
Press releases
Congressman Faleomavaega Applauds CMS Decision To Increase Medicaid FMAP for Eligible Territories: Delegate Faleomavaega, E1729 [3DE]
Remarks in House
Information technology: lift of prohibition on unlocking of speech-generating devices to access certain technologies, H8019 [17NO]
——— standards and protocols relative to security breach notification, H145 [10JA]
Medicare: extend the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals (H.R. 4067), H7339–H7341 [9SE]
——— Medicare Advantage program funding, H2900–H2903 [3AP]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: study impact on small businesses (H.R. 4728), E818 [22MY]
Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE): apply Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation waiver authority in order to foster innovation (H.R. 4543), H4682 [20MY], H5873 [8JY]
Remarks in Senate
Contracts: allegations of waste and mismanagement against a contractor operating a processing center to handle health insurance applications, S3961 [25JN]
Medicare: extend the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals, S1843 [31MR]
——— extend the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals (H.R. 4067), S6219 [20NO]
——— extend the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals (S. 1954), S855 [10FE], S6664 [11DE]
Reports
Impact on Premiums for Individuals and Families With Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance From Guaranteed Issue and Renewal, and Fair Health Insurance Premiums Provisions of Affordable Care Act, H1923–H1925 [25FE]
Risk Management Handbook Volume III—Standard 7.1—Incident Handling and Breach Notification: (excerpt), H146 [10JA]
Reports filed
Medicare Enforcement Instruction Extension on Supervision Requirements for Outpatient Therapeutic Services in Critical Access and Small Rural Hospitals: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4067) (H. Rept. 113–582), H7387 [9SE]
Texts of
H.R. 4067, Medicare enforcement instruction extension on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals, H7339 [9SE]
S. 1954, extend the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals under Medicare, S855 [10FE]