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- September 6, 2012
ACC Payment Reform Initiative Update
Read moreThe Accountable Care Collaborative (ACC) payment reform initiative bill passed during the 2012 legislative session allows the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) to accept proposals for innovative payment reforms that will demonstrate new ways of paying for improved client health outcomes for Medicaid clients while reducing...
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Boomers Retiring to Rural Areas Face Trouble Finding Providers
Read moreAs record numbers of baby boomers go into retirement, many are thinking about moving from the places they needed to live to make a living, and going someplace warmer, quieter or prettier. And if they choose rural towns they may have a hard time finding a family doctor willing...
- September 6, 2012
Funding for the Old Age Pension Program Renewed
Read moreA bill passed during the 2012 legislative session which restored funding for the Old Age Pension (OAP) program. Treatment for the Oral Health Program of OAP is anticipated to begin January of 2013. The OAP program was established by legislation in 1977 to provide dental care (dentures and related...
- August 31, 2012
New CMS Resource Available: Payment Adjustment & Hardship Exceptions Tipsheets for Eligible Hospitals and Eligible Professionals
Read moreCMS has developed new tipsheets to help providers learn more about congressionally mandated payment adjustments that will be applied to Medicare eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) that do not demonstrate meaningful use of certified electronic health record (EHR) technology under the EHR Incentive Programs....
- August 30, 2012
Join CMS for a Webinar Providing a Detailed Look at Stage 2 of the EHR Incentive Programs on August 30
Read moreWe apologize for the late notice, but CMS sent this at 8:50am MDT and it was posted as soon as possible. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Physicians Practice are holding a free and open webinar on Stage 2 of the Medicare & Medicaid Electronic Health...
- August 30, 2012
GAO Reports on Medicaid Expansion
Read moreThe United States GAO released “Medicaid Expansion: States’ Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.” The report addresses the actions states are taking to implement the Medicaid expansion, what actions selected states have taken to prepare for the Medicaid expansion provisions of the Affordable Care Act, what...
- August 30, 2012
SHADAC Report Finds Safety Net Programs Working for Kids
Read moreThe State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC) released a report which analyzes recent trends in health insurance coverage for children at the state level between 2008 and 2010. The report found the percentage of children with public coverage through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) increased...
- August 30, 2012
Rules Released for ICD-10 and Meaningful Use
Read moreHealth and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the release of a rule that makes final a one-year proposed delay in the compliance date for the industry’s use of ICD-10 codes. The ICD-10 codes classify diseases and health problems. The new deadline for the transition is October 1st...
- August 30, 2012
The Hospitality of Rural Hospitals
Read moreThe Durango Herald writes about the hospitality of a rural hospital. Read the article here.
- August 28, 2012
Visit the New Stage 2 Web Page on the EHR Incentive Programs Website
Read moreOn August 23, 2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the final rule for Stage 2 of the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. The rule provides new criteria that eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) must meet in...
