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MEDICARE PART B PREMIUMS TO DECREASE IN 2023

Elder Care Matters

Medicare Part B Premiums to Decrease in 2023 For the first time in over a decade, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that Medicare beneficiaries will enjoy a lower premium in 2023.

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Medicare Care Compare: Publicly reported performance measures

American Nurse

Takeaways: To help patients and their families make informed decisions about choosing health care, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) publicly reports quality performance measures. In addition to informing patients, public reporting can drive providers to improve performance.

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Significant Change in Medicare Enrollment Risk Categories for SNFs

Healthcare Law Insights blog

The Affordable Care Act mandated that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) establish risk categories for Medicare enrollment, which are used by CMS to determine what level of scrutiny to give provider enrollment applications, which includes initial enrollment, change of ownership (“CHOW”) applications, and revalidations.

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Anti-Kickback Statute and Physician Self-Referral Law Healthcare Compliance Training

American Medical Compliance

Also, it prohibits providers from exchanging from any form of remuneration to induce or reward providers for the referral of patients for services and products covered by the federally funded healthcare programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid.

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The National Provider Identifier – Help Us Show the Value of Nursing

Capitol Beat

The NPI is a unique provider number assigned by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). An NPI is required to bill Medicare, Medicaid, and many private insurers. It is beyond time to push health care financing systems to pull nursing services out from behind physician and other charges.

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AANP Applauds Senate Introduction of ICAN Act

Daily Nurse

This legislation would strengthen healthcare access for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries by removing federal barriers to practice for nurse practitioners (NPs) and other advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). Merkley (D-OR) and Lummis (R-WY) for introducing the Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act in the U.S.

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Do You Worry About Getting Audited?

Nurse Practitioners in Business

So basically…are you doing everything you should be doing, not only in the types of care you are providing but also in the business aspect of your practice?

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