Two letters to Congress are printed in this article: One from the American Hospital Association penned by Linda E. Fishman, a senior executive at the AHA, to Jonathan Blum, CMS Deputy Administrator and Director for the Center of Medicare demanding that testing of new ICD-10 coding be expedited; and another letter, this one sent to […]
On March 29, 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule with request for comment to implement provisions of the Affordable Care Act on increased Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP), or matching, rates for certain Medicaid beneficiaries in states. This rule codifies the increased FMAP rates that will be applicable […]
A new survey has found that many states are investing in technology and simplifying Medicaid enrollment processes. Nearly all states are pressing forward with information technology and process improvements to develop faster, streamlined Medicaid enrollment systems, as required under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) whether or not the state accepts the law’s expanded Medicaid […]
