The Affordable Care Act of 2010 required Medicare to rebase home health payment rates beginning in 2014. Here is the text of the Case Mix Rebasing mandate:

Originally published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which announced that Medicare Advantage premiums will remain stable.

Originally published by Modern Healthcare - members within families shouldn't have to pay more than individual consumers.

To assist with the transition to ICD-10, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services developed an easy ICD-10 Code Lookup tool. Search by Dx description...

Medi-Cal is one of four state Medicaid programs that will not fully transition to ICD-10 code sets by the Oct. 1 deadline to do so. Other states include...

 ICD-9 to ICD-10 Transition Changes As of October 1, 2015, CMS is requiring all health care providers to replace ICD-9 diagnosis codes (5 positions) with ICD-10 codes (7 positions). The difference in the format between the coding systems requires major changes for the health care industry. Health care professionals are learning the new coding system and computer… Continue reading ICD-9 to ICD-10 Transition: What You Need To Know

The ICD-9 to ICD-10 conversion took effect on October 1, 2015. See these 100 common ICD-9 - ICD-10 Diagnosis Code Conversions for Home Health Agencies:

As of October 2015, CMS required all healthcare providers to move to the ICD-10 coding system. See these answers to the most frequently asked questions...

Only 44% of healthcare providers follow CDC guidelines for preventing catheter infections from arterial catheters in ICU patients, a new study finds.

The CMS needs to be more transparent in its evaluation and approval of Medicaid demonstrations, the Government Accountability Office said Wednesday. The GAO asked Congress to step in because billions are being overspent and it blames the CMS for lack of oversight it says endangers the Medicaid program. The CMS didn’t attend the hearing. In… Continue reading CMS Skips Congressional Hearing Criticizing How Medicaid Demos Are Run