Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that as a result of its new regulation, people who are eligible to enroll in Medicare's prescription drug program are expected to experience greater safety, increased use o...
including chemotherapy. The agency also proposed several new behavioral health provisions to expand access to care. Marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors can enroll in Medicare and bill for their services for the first time. ...
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) eased healthcare provider enrollment rules. CMS has significantly streamlined the process for physicians and other providers seeking to temporarily enroll in Medicare. According to a CMSFrequently Asked Questions (FAQs)document...
The rule proposes to allow marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors, including addiction counselors, to enroll in Medicare and bill for their services for the first time. The rule also proposes increased payment for crisis care, substance use disorder treatment, and psychotherapy. ...
The Proposed Rule aims to make it easier for children, older adults, and individuals with lower incomes to enroll in and retain their coverage by easing the administrative burdens on the enrollees and establishing clear guidelines for the states. Streamlining Application and Enrollment CMS acknowledges...
5. Healthcare workforce.CMS issued a waiver to allow hospitals to provide support, such as child care services and laundry service for personal clothing, to physicians and other staff while they're providing patient care. CMS is also making it easier ...
their current workforce by meals, laundry service, and/or child care services while providers are at the hospital treating patients. The agency is also making it easier for providers to enroll in Medicare by offering temporary employment to local clinicians and trained staff in ...
Half of Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, a number that hasdoubled since 2010. This growth is partly due to the extensive network of insurance agents, brokers, field marketing organizations, and lead generators that help beneficiaries choose and enroll...
It would be optional for Medicare Advantage plans, which enroll about 19 million beneficiaries (a third of all beneficiaries). It would apply only to new prescriptions starting in January. Medicare enrollees would have the choice to go to an Advantage plan that did not use step therapy or to...
CMS noted that stakeholders raised concerns regarding ESRD payment adequacy and accuracy in recent years in light of the increase in ESRD enrollment in MA plans due to the 21st Century Cures Act, which allowed beneficiaries with ESRD to enroll in MA plans in 2021. ...