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A component of the Department of Health and Human Services to oversee and direct the Medicare and Medicaid programs and related Federal medical care quality control staffs. Name was changed effective June 14, 2001.

Federal program, created by Public Law 89-97, Title XIX, a 1965 amendment to the Social Security Act, administered by the states, that provides health care benefits to indigent and medically indigent persons.

Federal program, created by Public Law 89-97, Title XVIII-Health Insurance for the Aged, a 1965 amendment to the Social Security Act, that provides health insurance benefits to persons over the age of 65 and others eligible for Social Security benefits. It consists of two separate but coordinated programs: hospital insurance (MEDICARE PART A) and supplementary medical insurance (MEDICARE PART B). (Hospital Administration Terminology, AHA, 2d ed and A Discursive Dictionary of Health Care, US House of Representatives, 1976)

The voluntary portion of Medicare, known as the Supplementary Medical Insurance (SMI) Program, that includes physician's services, home health care, medical services, outpatient hospital services, and laboratory, pathology, and radiology services. All persons entitled to Medicare Part A may enroll in Medicare Part B on a monthly premium basis.

Processes or methods of reimbursement for services rendered or equipment.

The compulsory portion of Medicare that is known as the Hospital Insurance Program. All persons 65 years and older who are entitled to benefits under the Old Age, Survivors, Disability and Health Insurance Program or railroad retirement, persons under the age of 65 who have been eligible for disability for more than two years, and insured workers (and their dependents) requiring renal dialysis or kidney transplantation are automatically enrolled in Medicare Part A.

Method of charging whereby a physician or other practitioner bills for each encounter or service rendered. In addition to physicians, other health care professionals are reimbursed via this mechanism. Fee-for-service plans contrast with salary, per capita, and prepayment systems, where the payment does not change with the number of services actually used or if none are used. (From Discursive Dictionary of Health Care, 1976)

A scheme which provides reimbursement for the health services rendered, generally by an institution, and which provides added financial rewards if certain conditions are met. Such a scheme is intended to promote and reward increased efficiency and cost containment, with better care, or at least without adverse effect on the quality of the care rendered.

Insurance providing for payment of services rendered by the pharmacist. Services include the preparation and distribution of medical products.

Review of claims by insurance companies to determine liability and amount of payment for various services. The review may also include determination of eligibility of the claimant or beneficiary or of the provider of the benefit; determination that the benefit is covered or not payable under another policy; or determination that the service was necessary and of reasonable cost and quality.

Criteria to determine eligibility of patients for medical care programs and services.

The amounts spent by individuals, groups, nations, or private or public organizations for total health care and/or its various components. These amounts may or may not be equivalent to the actual costs (HEALTH CARE COSTS) and may or may not be shared among the patient, insurers, and/or employers.

The integration of epidemiologic, sociological, economic, and other analytic sciences in the study of health services. Health services research is usually concerned with relationships between need, demand, supply, use, and outcome of health services. The aim of the research is evaluation, particularly in terms of structure, process, output, and outcome. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed)

Generally refers to the amount of protection available and the kind of loss which would be paid for under an insurance contract with an insurer. (Slee & Slee, Health Care Terms, 2d ed)

The degree to which individuals are inhibited or facilitated in their ability to gain entry to and to receive care and services from the health care system. Factors influencing this ability include geographic, architectural, transportational, and financial considerations, among others.

State plans prepared by the State Health Planning and Development Agencies which are made up from plans submitted by the Health Systems Agencies and subject to review and revision by the Statewide Health Coordinating Council.

Health insurance plans intended to reduce unnecessary health care costs through a variety of mechanisms, including: economic incentives for physicians and patients to select less costly forms of care; programs for reviewing the medical necessity of specific services; increased beneficiary cost sharing; controls on inpatient admissions and lengths of stay; the establishment of cost-sharing incentives for outpatient surgery; selective contracting with health care providers; and the intensive management of high-cost health care cases. The programs may be provided in a variety of settings, such as HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS and PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS.

Payment by a third-party payer in a sum equal to the amount expended by a health care provider or facility for health services rendered to an insured or program beneficiary. (From Facts on File Dictionary of Health Care Management, 1988)

Economic aspects related to the management and operation of a hospital.

An Act prohibiting a health plan from establishing lifetime limits or annual limits on the dollar value of benefits for any participant or beneficiary after January 1, 2014. It permits a restricted annual limit for plan years beginning prior to January 1, 2014. It provides that a health plan shall not be prevented from placing annual or lifetime per-beneficiary limits on covered benefits. The Act sets up a competitive health insurance market.

A system wherein reimbursement rates are set, for a given period of time, prior to the circumstances giving rise to actual reimbursement claims.

Reductions in all or any portion of the costs of providing goods or services. Savings may be incurred by the provider or the consumer.

The levels of excellence which characterize the health service or health care provided based on accepted standards of quality.

Norms, criteria, standards, and other direct qualitative and quantitative measures used in determining the quality of health care.

Organizations of health care providers that agree to be accountable for the quality, cost, and overall care of Medicare beneficiaries who are enrolled in the traditional fee-for-service program who are assigned to it. Assigned means those beneficiaries for whom the professionals in the organization provide the bulk of primary care services. (www.cms.gov/OfficeofLegislation/Downloads/Accountable CareOrganization.pdf accessed 03/16/2011)

Services for the diagnosis and treatment of disease and the maintenance of health.

The actual costs of providing services related to the delivery of health care, including the costs of procedures, therapies, and medications. It is differentiated from HEALTH EXPENDITURES, which refers to the amount of money paid for the services, and from fees, which refers to the amount charged, regardless of cost.

Institutions with an organized medical staff which provide medical care to patients.

Using certified ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS technology to improve quality, safety, efficiency, and reduce HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; engage patients and families in their health care; improve care coordination; improve population and public health; while maintaining privacy and security.

The Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997 establishes a Medicare+Choice program under part C of Title XVIII, Section 4001, of the Social Security Act. Under this program, an eligible individual may elect to receive Medicare benefits through enrollment in a Medicare+Choice plan. Beneficiaries may choose to use private pay options, establish medical savings accounts, use managed care plans, or join provider-sponsored plans.

Health services required by a population or community as well as the health services that the population or community is able and willing to pay for.

The use of severity-of-illness measures, such as age, to estimate the risk (measurable or predictable chance of loss, injury or death) to which a patient is subject before receiving some health care intervention. This adjustment allows comparison of performance and quality across organizations, practitioners, and communities. (from JCAHO, Lexikon, 1994)

Statistical measures of utilization and other aspects of the provision of health care services including hospitalization and ambulatory care.

Payments or services provided under stated circumstances under the terms of an insurance policy. In prepayment programs, benefits are the services the programs will provide at defined locations and to the extent needed.

Community health and NURSING SERVICES providing coordinated multiple services to the patient at the patient's homes. These home-care services are provided by a visiting nurse, home health agencies, HOSPITALS, or organized community groups using professional staff for care delivery. It differs from HOME NURSING which is provided by non-professionals.

Activities and programs intended to assure or improve the quality of care in either a defined medical setting or a program. The concept includes the assessment or evaluation of the quality of care; identification of problems or shortcomings in the delivery of care; designing activities to overcome these deficiencies; and follow-up monitoring to ensure effectiveness of corrective steps.

Facilities which provide nursing supervision and limited medical care to persons who do not require hospitalization.

Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons.

Decisions, usually developed by government policymakers, for determining present and future objectives pertaining to the health care system.

The specialty related to the performance of techniques in clinical pathology such as those in hematology, microbiology, and other general clinical laboratory applications.

A method of examining and setting levels of payments.

Organized services to provide mental health care.

A method of payment for health services in which an individual or institutional provider is paid a fixed, per capita amount without regard to the actual number or nature of services provided to each patient.

Organized services to provide health care for children.

Subsequent admissions of a patient to a hospital or other health care institution for treatment.

Health care programs or services designed to assist individuals in the planning of family size. Various methods of CONTRACEPTION can be used to control the number and timing of childbirths.

The level of governmental organization and function below that of the national or country-wide government.

The containment, regulation, or restraint of costs. Costs are said to be contained when the value of resources committed to an activity is not considered excessive. This determination is frequently subjective and dependent upon the specific geographic area of the activity being measured. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)

Outside services provided to an institution under a formal financial agreement.

The expenses incurred by a hospital in providing care. The hospital costs attributed to a particular patient care episode include the direct costs plus an appropriate proportion of the overhead for administration, personnel, building maintenance, equipment, etc. Hospital costs are one of the factors which determine HOSPITAL CHARGES (the price the hospital sets for its services).

Evaluation procedures that focus on both the outcome or status (OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT) of the patient at the end of an episode of care - presence of symptoms, level of activity, and mortality; and the process (ASSESSMENT, PROCESS) - what is done for the patient diagnostically and therapeutically.

Innovation and improvement of the health care system by reappraisal, amendment of services, and removal of faults and abuses in providing and distributing health services to patients. It includes a re-alignment of health services and health insurance to maximum demographic elements (the unemployed, indigent, uninsured, elderly, inner cities, rural areas) with reference to coverage, hospitalization, pricing and cost containment, insurers' and employers' costs, pre-existing medical conditions, prescribed drugs, equipment, and services.

The confinement of a patient in a hospital.

Insurance providing coverage of medical, surgical, or hospital care in general or for which there is no specific heading.

Amounts charged to the patient as payer for medical services.

A stand-alone drug plan offered by insurers and other private companies to beneficiaries that receive their Medicare Part A and/or B benefits through the Original Medicare Plan. It includes Medicare Private Fee-for-Service Plans that do not offer prescription drug coverage and Medicare Cost Plans offering Medicare prescription drug coverage. The plan was enacted as the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 with coverage beginning January 1, 2006.

A listing of established professional service charges, for specified dental and medical procedures.

Individuals or groups with no or inadequate health insurance coverage. Those falling into this category usually comprise three primary groups: the medically indigent (MEDICAL INDIGENCY); those whose clinical condition makes them medically uninsurable; and the working uninsured.

The design, completion, and filing of forms with the insurer.

Services for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases in the aged and the maintenance of health in the elderly.

Diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive health services provided for individuals in the community.

Extensive collections, reputedly complete, of facts and data garnered from material of a specialized subject area and made available for analysis and application. The collection can be automated by various contemporary methods for retrieval. The concept should be differentiated from DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC which is restricted to collections of bibliographic references.

Provisions of an insurance policy that require the insured to pay some portion of covered expenses. Several forms of sharing are in use, e.g., deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments. Cost sharing does not refer to or include amounts paid in premiums for the coverage. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)

A method of comparing the cost of a program with its expected benefits in dollars (or other currency). The benefit-to-cost ratio is a measure of total return expected per unit of money spent. This analysis generally excludes consideration of factors that are not measured ultimately in economic terms. Cost effectiveness compares alternative ways to achieve a specific set of results.

Health care provided to individuals.

Services designed for HEALTH PROMOTION and prevention of disease.

Research aimed at assessing the quality and effectiveness of health care as measured by the attainment of a specified end result or outcome. Measures include parameters such as improved health, lowered morbidity or mortality, and improvement of abnormal states (such as elevated blood pressure).

Exploitation through misrepresentation of the facts or concealment of the purposes of the exploiter.

Statistical models which describe the relationship between a qualitative dependent variable (that is, one which can take only certain discrete values, such as the presence or absence of a disease) and an independent variable. A common application is in epidemiology for estimating an individual's risk (probability of a disease) as a function of a given risk factor.

A cabinet department in the Executive Branch of the United States Government concerned with administering those agencies and offices having programs pertaining to health and human services.

Extended care facilities which provide skilled nursing care or rehabilitation services for inpatients on a daily basis.

Health services, public or private, in rural areas. The services include the promotion of health and the delivery of health care.

Therapy for the insufficient cleansing of the BLOOD by the kidneys based on dialysis and including hemodialysis, PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, and HEMODIAFILTRATION.

Detailed financial plans for carrying out specific activities for a certain period of time. They include proposed income and expenditures.

A system for classifying patient care by relating common characteristics such as diagnosis, treatment, and age to an expected consumption of hospital resources and length of stay. Its purpose is to provide a framework for specifying case mix and to reduce hospital costs and reimbursements and it forms the cornerstone of the prospective payment system.

A supplemental health insurance policy sold by private insurance companies and designed to pay for health care costs and services that are not paid for either by Medicare alone or by a combination of Medicare and existing private health insurance benefits. (From Facts on File Dictionary of Health Care Management, 1988)

Application of marketing principles and techniques to maximize the use of health care resources.

Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations.

Studies in which subsets of a defined population are identified. These groups may or may not be exposed to factors hypothesized to influence the probability of the occurrence of a particular disease or other outcome. Cohorts are defined populations which, as a whole, are followed in an attempt to determine distinguishing subgroup characteristics.

The amount that a health care institution or organization pays for its drugs. It is one component of the final price that is charged to the consumer (FEES, PHARMACEUTICAL or PRESCRIPTION FEES).

Studies in which the presence or absence of disease or other health-related variables are determined in each member of the study population or in a representative sample at one particular time. This contrasts with LONGITUDINAL STUDIES which are followed over a period of time.

Absolute, comparative, or differential costs pertaining to services, institutions, resources, etc., or the analysis and study of these costs.

Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series.

The end-stage of CHRONIC RENAL INSUFFICIENCY. It is characterized by the severe irreversible kidney damage (as measured by the level of PROTEINURIA) and the reduction in GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE to less than 15 ml per min (Kidney Foundation: Kidney Disease Outcome Quality Initiative, 2002). These patients generally require HEMODIALYSIS or KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION.

Infections resulting from the use of catheters. Proper aseptic technique, site of catheter placement, material composition, and virulence of the organism are all factors that can influence possible infection.

The assignment, to each of several particular cost-centers, of an equitable proportion of the costs of activities that serve all of them. Cost-center usually refers to institutional departments or services.

The Commission was created by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 under Title XVIII. It is specifically charged to review the effect of Medicare+Choice under Medicare Part C and to review payment policies under Parts A and B. It is also generally charged to evaluate the effect of prospective payment policies and their impact on health care delivery in the US. The former Prospective Payment Assessment Commission (ProPAC) and the Physician Payment Review Commission (PPRC) were merged to form MEDPAC.

Pricing statements presented by more than one party for the purpose of securing a contract.

Organized services to provide health care to expectant and nursing mothers.

A situation in which the level of living of an individual, family, or group is below the standard of the community. It is often related to a specific income level.

Any system which allows payors to share some of the financial risk associated with a particular patient population with providers. Providers agree to adhere to fixed fee schedules in exchange for an increase in their payor base and a chance to benefit from cost containment measures. Common risk-sharing methods are prospective payment schedules (PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM), capitation (CAPITATION FEES), diagnosis-related fees (DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS), and pre-negotiated fees.

Conformity in fulfilling or following official, recognized, or institutional requirements, guidelines, recommendations, protocols, pathways, or other standards.

A form of therapy that employs a coordinated and interdisciplinary approach for easing the suffering and improving the quality of life of those experiencing pain.

Systematic gathering of data for a particular purpose from various sources, including questionnaires, interviews, observation, existing records, and electronic devices. The process is usually preliminary to statistical analysis of the data.

Payment by individuals or their family for health care services which are not covered by a third-party payer, either insurance or medical assistance.

An organized procedure carried out through committees to review admissions, duration of stay, professional services furnished, and to evaluate the medical necessity of those services and promote their most efficient use.

Services specifically designed, staffed, and equipped for the emergency care of patients.

The concept concerned with all aspects of providing and distributing health services to a patient population.

Federal, state, or local government organized methods of financial assistance.

Amounts charged to the patient as payer for health care services.

Works about lists of drugs or collections of recipes, formulas, and prescriptions for the compounding of medicinal preparations. Formularies differ from PHARMACOPOEIAS in that they are less complete, lacking full descriptions of the drugs, their formulations, analytic composition, chemical properties, etc. In hospitals, formularies list all drugs commonly stocked in the hospital pharmacy.

Diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive mental health services provided for individuals in the community.

An agency of the PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE concerned with the overall planning, promoting, and administering of programs pertaining to maintaining standards of quality of foods, drugs, therapeutic devices, etc.

Adverse or favorable selection bias exhibited by insurers or enrollees resulting in disproportionate enrollment of certain groups of people.

Medical services for which no payment is received. Uncompensated care includes charity care and bad debts.

Care over an extended period, usually for a chronic condition or disability, requiring periodic, intermittent, or continuous care.

The effort of two or more parties to secure the business of a third party by offering, usually under fair or equitable rules of business practice, the most favorable terms.

Health care services related to human REPRODUCTION and diseases of the reproductive system. Services are provided to both sexes and usually by physicians in the medical or the surgical specialties such as REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE; ANDROLOGY; GYNECOLOGY; OBSTETRICS; and PERINATOLOGY.

Health care services provided to patients on an ambulatory basis, rather than by admission to a hospital or other health care facility. The services may be a part of a hospital, augmenting its inpatient services, or may be provided at a free-standing facility.

The systems and processes involved in the establishment, support, management, and operation of registers, e.g., disease registers.

An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, or inborn or inherited characteristic, which, on the basis of epidemiologic evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent.

Hospital department responsible for the administration and provision of immediate medical or surgical care to the emergency patient.

Social and economic factors that characterize the individual or group within the social structure.

Health services, public or private, in urban areas. The services include the promotion of health and the delivery of health care.

Organized services for the purpose of providing diagnosis to promote and maintain health.

Facilities which administer the delivery of health care services to people living in a community or neighborhood.

An increase in the volume of money and credit relative to available goods resulting in a substantial and continuing rise in the general price level.

Differences in access to or availability of medical facilities and services.

The presence of co-existing or additional diseases with reference to an initial diagnosis or with reference to the index condition that is the subject of study. Comorbidity may affect the ability of affected individuals to function and also their survival; it may be used as a prognostic indicator for length of hospital stay, cost factors, and outcome or survival.

The application of mathematical formulas and statistical techniques to the testing and quantifying of economic theories and the solution of economic problems.

Organized services to provide health care to adolescents, ages ranging from 13 through 18 years.

The level of governmental organization and function at the national or country-wide level.

Directions or principles presenting current or future rules of policy for assisting health care practitioners in patient care decisions regarding diagnosis, therapy, or related clinical circumstances. The guidelines may be developed by government agencies at any level, institutions, professional societies, governing boards, or by the convening of expert panels. The guidelines form a basis for the evaluation of all aspects of health care and delivery.

A vital statistic measuring or recording the rate of death from any cause in hospitalized populations.

The charge levied on the consumer for drugs or therapy prescribed under written order of a physician or other health professional.

Facilities designed to serve patients who require surgical treatment exceeding the capabilities of usual physician's office yet not of such proportion as to require hospitalization.

Directions written for the obtaining and use of DRUGS.

Economic sector concerned with the provision, distribution, and consumption of health care services and related products.

The practice of sending a patient to another program or practitioner for services or advice which the referring source is not prepared to provide.

Studies designed to assess the efficacy of programs. They may include the evaluation of cost-effectiveness, the extent to which objectives are met, or impact.

The legal relation between an entity (individual, group, corporation, or-profit, secular, government) and an object. The object may be corporeal, such as equipment, or completely a creature of law, such as a patent; it may be movable, such as an animal, or immovable, such as a building.

Process of shifting publicly controlled services and/or facilities to the private sector.

Services designed to promote, maintain, or restore dental health.

That distinct portion of the institutional, industrial, or economic structure of a country that is controlled or owned by non-governmental, private interests.

Specialized health care, supportive in nature, provided to a dying person. A holistic approach is often taken, providing patients and their families with legal, financial, emotional, or spiritual counseling in addition to meeting patients' immediate physical needs. Care may be provided in the home, in the hospital, in specialized facilities (HOSPICES), or in specially designated areas of long-term care facilities. The concept also includes bereavement care for the family. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)

Infection of the lung often accompanied by inflammation.

Organized systems for providing comprehensive prepaid health care that have five basic attributes: (1) provide care in a defined geographic area; (2) provide or ensure delivery of an agreed-upon set of basic and supplemental health maintenance and treatment services; (3) provide care to a voluntarily enrolled group of persons; (4) require their enrollees to use the services of designated providers; and (5) receive reimbursement through a predetermined, fixed, periodic prepayment made by the enrollee without regard to the degree of services provided. (From Facts on File Dictionary of Health Care Management, 1988)

A general concept referring to the organization and administration of nursing activities.

The seeking and acceptance by patients of health service.

Care which provides integrated, accessible health care services by clinicians who are accountable for addressing a large majority of personal health care needs, developing a sustained partnership with patients, and practicing in the context of family and community. (JAMA 1995;273(3):192)

Descriptive terms and identifying codes for reporting medical services and procedures performed by PHYSICIANS. It is produced by the AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION and used in insurance claim reporting for MEDICARE; MEDICAID; and private health insurance programs (From CPT 2002).

Patterns of practice related to diagnosis and treatment as especially influenced by cost of the service requested and provided.

Services offered to the library user. They include reference and circulation.

Payments that include adjustments to reflect the costs of uncompensated care and higher costs for inpatient care for certain populations receiving mandated services. MEDICARE and MEDICAID include provisions for this type of reimbursement.

Customer satisfaction or dissatisfaction with a benefit or service received.

Coded listings of physician or other professional services using units that indicate the relative value of the various services they perform. They take into account time, skill, and overhead cost required for each service, but generally do not consider the relative cost-effectiveness. Appropriate conversion factors can be used to translate the abstract units of the relative value scales into dollar fees for each service based on work expended, practice costs, and training costs.

Amounts charged to the patient or third-party payer for medication. It includes the pharmacist's professional fee and cost of ingredients, containers, etc.

Organized institutions which provide services to ameliorate conditions of need or social pathology in the community.

Insurance providing benefits for the costs of care by a physician which can be comprehensive or limited to surgical expenses or for care provided only in the hospital. It is frequently called "regular medical expense" or "surgical expense".

Persons with physical or mental disabilities that affect or limit their activities of daily living and that may require special accommodations.

A heterogeneous condition in which the heart is unable to pump out sufficient blood to meet the metabolic need of the body. Heart failure can be caused by structural defects, functional abnormalities (VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION), or a sudden overload beyond its capacity. Chronic heart failure is more common than acute heart failure which results from sudden insult to cardiac function, such as MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION.

The degree to which the individual regards the health care service or product or the manner in which it is delivered by the provider as useful, effective, or beneficial.

Theoretical representations and constructs that describe or explain the structure and hierarchy of relationships and interactions within or between formal organizational entities or informal social groups.

Statistical models of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services, as well as of financial considerations. For the application of statistics to the testing and quantifying of economic theories MODELS, ECONOMETRIC is available.

A geographic area defined and served by a health program or institution.

The decision process by which individuals, groups or institutions establish policies pertaining to plans, programs or procedures.

NECROSIS of the MYOCARDIUM caused by an obstruction of the blood supply to the heart (CORONARY CIRCULATION).

Health care provided on a continuing basis from the initial contact, following the patient through all phases of medical care.

The utilization of drugs as reported in individual hospital studies, FDA studies, marketing, or consumption, etc. This includes drug stockpiling, and patient drug profiles.

Activities concerned with governmental policies, functions, etc.

Excessive, under or unnecessary utilization of health services by patients or physicians.

Procedures for finding the mathematical function which best describes the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables. In linear regression (see LINEAR MODELS) the relationship is constrained to be a straight line and LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS is used to determine the best fit. In logistic regression (see LOGISTIC MODELS) the dependent variable is qualitative rather than continuously variable and LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS are used to find the best relationship. In multiple regression, the dependent variable is considered to depend on more than a single independent variable.

A traditional term for all the activities which a physician or other health care professional normally performs to insure the coordination of the medical services required by a patient. It also, when used in connection with managed care, covers all the activities of evaluating the patient, planning treatment, referral, and follow-up so that care is continuous and comprehensive and payment for the care is obtained. (From Slee & Slee, Health Care Terms, 2nd ed)

Formal programs for assessing drug prescription against some standard. Drug utilization review may consider clinical appropriateness, cost effectiveness, and, in some cases, outcomes. Review is usually retrospective, but some analysis may be done before drugs are dispensed (as in computer systems which advise physicians when prescriptions are entered). Drug utilization review is mandated for Medicaid programs beginning in 1993.

Total pharmaceutical services provided by qualified PHARMACISTS. In addition to the preparation and distribution of medical products, they may include consultative services provided to agencies and institutions which do not have a qualified pharmacist.

Referral by physicians to testing or treatment facilities in which they have financial interest. The practice is regulated by the Ethics in Patient Referrals Act of 1989.

Health insurance plans for employees, and generally including their dependents, usually on a cost-sharing basis with the employer paying a percentage of the premium.

The organization and administration of health services dedicated to the delivery of health care.

Financing of medical care provided to public assistance recipients.

Facilities or services which are especially devoted to providing palliative and supportive care to the patient with a terminal illness and to the patient's family.

Government sponsored social insurance programs.

The activated center of a lymphoid follicle in secondary lymphoid tissue where B-LYMPHOCYTES are stimulated by antigens and helper T cells (T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER) are stimulated to generate memory cells.

A cabinet department in the Executive Branch of the United States Government concerned with overall planning, promoting, and administering programs pertaining to VETERANS. It was established March 15, 1989 as a Cabinet-level position.

A set of techniques used when variation in several variables has to be studied simultaneously. In statistics, multivariate analysis is interpreted as any analytic method that allows simultaneous study of two or more dependent variables.

A system of medical care regulated, controlled and financed by the government, in which the government assumes responsibility for the health needs of the population.

Drugs that cannot be sold legally without a prescription.

Organized services to provide health care to women. It excludes maternal care services for which MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES is available.

Revenues or receipts accruing from business enterprise, labor, or invested capital.

Predetermined sets of questions used to collect data - clinical data, social status, occupational group, etc. The term is often applied to a self-completed survey instrument.

Hospitals located in a rural area.

The capacity of an organization, institution, or business to produce desired results with a minimum expenditure of energy, time, money, personnel, materiel, etc.

Cost-sharing mechanisms that provide for payment by the insured of some portion of covered expenses. Deductibles are the amounts paid by the insured under a health insurance contract before benefits become payable; coinsurance is the provision under which the insured pays part of the medical bill, usually according to a fixed percentage, when benefits become payable.

The administrative process of discharging the patient, alive or dead, from hospitals or other health facilities.

Visits made by patients to health service providers' offices for diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.

Concept referring to the standardized fees for services rendered by health care providers, e.g., laboratories and physicians, and reimbursement for those services under Medicare Part B. It includes acceptance by the physician.

Those facilities which administer health services to individuals who do not require hospitalization or institutionalization.

Organized services to provide diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of genetic disorders.

Conversations with an individual or individuals held in order to obtain information about their background and other personal biographical data, their attitudes and opinions, etc. It includes school admission or job interviews.

Components of a national health care system which administer specific services, e.g., national health insurance.

Programs and activities sponsored or administered by local, state, or national governments.

Psychiatric illness or diseases manifested by breakdowns in the adaptational process expressed primarily as abnormalities of thought, feeling, and behavior producing either distress or impairment of function.

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"Special Needs Plans". Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Retrieved 22 April 2017. (Articles needing additional ... defined as individuals who are entitled to Medicare Part A and/or Part B and are eligible for some form of Medicaid benefit. ... is a category of the US Medicare Advantage plan designed to attract and enroll Medicare beneficiaries who fall into a certain ... Under the federal Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, Congress identified special needs ...

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Ornish worked with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for 16 years to create a new coverage category called ... Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease". Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. "Bill Clinton's Diet". Science-Based ... Center for Mediicaid and Medicare Services. May 14, 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2017. Sherwell, Philip. "Bill Clinton's new diet: ... In addition to the Ornish program, Medicare and Medicaid pay for ICR programs created by the Pritikin Longevity Center and by ...

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... provisions to Medicaid patients and to DHS other than clinical laboratory services. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ... Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. ROVNER, JULIE (January 2, 2013). "Pete Stark, Health Policy Warrior, Leaves A Long ... to expand Medicare by allowing all infants to enroll in Medicare, and to provide a prescription drug benefit in Medicare. In ... Medicare will be curtailed and drugs will be more unaffordable. And there won't be any money for a drug benefit because Bush ...

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Approximately 52 percent of contracts for Medicare Advantage plans offering Part D coverage earned 4 stars or higher, compared to about 45% in 2019. (tierone-pc.com)
Effective retroactively for dates of service on or after March 4, 2020, the Every Woman Counts Program (EWC) has added HCPCS code G0071 as a benefit to align with the Medi-Cal Payment for Telehealth and Virtual/Telephonic Communications Relative to the 2019-Novel Coronavirus (COVID 19) guidelines. (ca.gov)
Issued by Representatives Scott Peters (CA-D.), Bobby Rush (IL-D.) and George Holding (NC-R.), the Medicare Diagnostic Radiopharmaceutical Payment Equity Act of 2019 is expected, if passed, to extend patient access to highly-targeted, precision diagnostic procedures for more accurate diagnoses and treatment of diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, by changing the way in which reimbursements for such exams are carried out. (dotmed.com)

We reviewed 14 selected State agencies' claims for reimbursement of Medicaid outpatient prescription drug expenditures. (hhs.gov)
Arkansas Medicaid provides rates of reimbursement lower than Medicare or commercial payers, causing some providers to forego participation in the program and others to "cross subsidize" their Medicaid patients by charging more to private insurers. (conduitforcommerce.org)
His practice encompasses federal and California fraud and abuse compliance, licenses and permits, Medicare and Medicaid (Medi-Cal) participation and reimbursement, False Claims Act internal and government investigations, and enforcement actions. (nixonpeabody.com)
I advise on Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement/audit matters, including representing clients in administrative hearings and follow-on litigation. (nixonpeabody.com)
On November 20, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized proposed changes intended to modernize Medicare physician self-referral law, or Stark law, adding flexibility for value-based reimbursement. (cap.org)
A new bill that would ensure adequate Medicare reimbursement for procedures that use radiopharmaceuticals has been introduced before the U.S. Congress. (dotmed.com)
The bipartisan legislation aims to ensure providers receive reasonable reimbursement through Medicare to cover high-value, low-volume diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals used in nuclear medicine exams for patients. (dotmed.com)
In my home state of Illinois, many hospitals have chosen, and are continuing to choose, not to provide access to diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals because Medicare reimbursement rates are lower than the cost to perform the test. (dotmed.com)

174.31 million for the National Center for Complimentary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), a proposed increase of $14.94 million over FY 2022 and $9.91 million more than the House proposal. (iffgd.org)
907.76 million for the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), a proposed increase of $25.49 million over FY 2022 and $6.08 million more than the House proposal. (iffgd.org)
1.19 billion for the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and related field activities, a proposed increase of $52.36 million over FY 2022 and $50.00 million less than the House proposal. (iffgd.org)
9.67 billion for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an increase of $780.42 million over FY 2022 and $97.42 million more than the House. (iffgd.org)
10.5 billion for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an increase of $2.04 billion over FY 2022 and roughly the same amount proposed by the House. (iffgd.org)
9.15 billion for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), an increase of $2.6 billion over FY 2022 and roughly the same amount as the House. (iffgd.org)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
To describe factors associated with multidrug-resistant (MDR), including extensively-drug-resistant (XDR), tuberculosis (TB) in the United States, we abstracted inpatient, laboratory, and public health clinic records of a sample of MDR TB patients reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from California, New York City, and Texas during 2005-2007. (cdc.gov)
Our study describes and analyzes characteristics associated with drug resistance, timely diagnosis, treatment practices, outcomes, and costs associated with MDR TB for cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) by California, New York, NY, and Texas during 2005-2007. (cdc.gov)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website. (cdc.gov)
According to figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of Jan. 19, 73.6% of adults were fully vaccinated, a bit less than Biden claimed. (factcheck.org)
In fact one in every three adults that is 65 years old and older makes up this population according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (antiessays.com)
In 2008, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) made a new payment guideline on inpatient falls for Medicare to follow. (antiessays.com)
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC;2013), there is one out of three people over the age of 65 who have fallen and suffered serious injuries and even death. (antiessays.com)
Fully vaccinated assisted living residents can resume group activities and communal dining without masking or observing social distancing restrictions, according to new guidance released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (pala.org)

Bowling Green, Kentucky (December 8, 2021) - The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new Medicare Telemedicine Data Snapshot on Friday, December 3. (connectednation.org)
Association of Race and Ethnicity and Medicare Program Type With Ambulatory Care Access and Quality Measures ," by Kenton J. Johnston, Gmerice Hammond, David J. Meyers, and Karen E. Joynt Maddox (Vol. 326, No. 7, August 17, 2021, p. 628-636). (wisc.edu)
In 2021, we transitioned from the Medicaid Web Portal (MWP) to Availity as our Provider Portal. (aetnabetterhealth.com)

Does Medicare Cover Dental Costs In 2023? (forbes.com)
Does Medicare Cover Dental Care In 2023? (forbes.com)
America's amputation epidemic will get worse if Congress fails to stop the ongoing clinical labor cuts outlined in the 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. (prweb.com)
There is a little-known epidemic occurring in the medical world that will be made worse if Congress does not act to stop the ongoing clinical labor cuts outlined in the 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule finalized rule. (prweb.com)
The final rule for 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), would impose cuts of up to 9% on doctors in outpatient facilities who provide revascularization services, which are necessary to prevent leg amputation of patients with PAD. (prweb.com)
I'm calling on Congress to use its power to stop ongoing clinical labor cuts in the 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule. (prweb.com)

Programs for which CMS is responsible include Medicare , Medicaid , State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) , HIPAA , and CLIA . (webharvest.gov)
through Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program. (unt.edu)
Section 1115 demonstrations and waiver authorities in section 1915 of the Social Security Act are vehicles states can use to test new or existing ways to deliver and pay for health care services in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). (medicaid.gov)

By Sarah Varney Seema Verma, administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, sat down for a rare one-on-one interview with Kaiser Health News senior correspondent Sarah Varney. (veintherapynews.com)
The federal government is relaxing a lot of rules and regulations for hospitals, giving them more flexibility in addressing COVID-19 patients, Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicine and Medicaid Services and a senior member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force said. (presidentialprayerteam.org)

Veterans who were precluded from applying due to their military service obligation, begin their 2-year eligibility period upon release or discharge from active duty. (berkeley.edu)
In addition, states were given the option of participating in a federally subsidized expansion of Medicaid eligibility. (who.int)
As COVID-19 becomes less of a threat, states will restart yearly Medicaid and CHIP eligibility reviews. (insurekidsnow.gov)
Since Medicaid eligibility was expanded under the Affordable Care Act in 2013, more than 680,000 lower-income residents have enrolled in Healthy Michigan, the state's expanded Medicaid program - a figure that's much greater than the original projection of 470,000. (heartland.org)

March 23, 2018, Frederick, MD - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a notice in the Federal Register on March 23, 2018 announcing the reapproval of the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) as an accreditation organization for clinical laboratories under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) program for all specialty and subspecialty areas under CLIA. (a2la.org)
Phoenix, AZ, January 5, 2018 - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in late-December that they have approved six quality measures that were developed by the American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT). (acmt.net)
There's about 1,200 more Medicare Advantage plans operating in 2020 than in 2018, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. (tierone-pc.com)
it is similar to the standard used in the federal food stamp program, and it was also included in the guidelines for Medicaid waivers sent to state Medicaid directors by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in January 2018. (heartland.org)

For people with Medicare, open enrollment, and benefits. (cms.gov)
Everyone who becomes eligible for Medicare has a seven month Initial Enrollment Period to sign up for Original Medicare or a Medicare Advantage Plan, as well as the prescription drug plan of their choice. (nationalmssociety.org)
To avoid a lifetime penalty for late enrollment in a Medicare prescription drug plan, make sure you enroll during your Initial Enrollment Period which starts three months before the month you are first eligible and ends three months after the month you are first eligible. (nationalmssociety.org)
If you have creditable coverage (other prescription coverage as good as Medicare Part D coverage) or if you would like to delay enrollment in Medicare Part D for another reason, contact the Social Security Administration to confirm that you will not be penalized for late enrollment if you later choose to enroll in Part D. (nationalmssociety.org)
Individuals who are dually eligible (enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid), enrolled in the Low Income Subsidy ("Extra Help") or a Medicare Savings Program may change their enrollment in a Part D or Medicare Advantage Plan as often as once a month, with changes going into effect on the first day of the following month. (nationalmssociety.org)
Star Ratings are displayed on the Medicare Plan Finder - which recently got a huge facelift - so seniors may consider both quality and cost in their enrollment decisions. (tierone-pc.com)
Physicians and other providers are required by their, or their employer's, Medicaid enrollment contract to promptly provide the OIG with a patient's clinical record if the patient's treatment by a physician or a supporting provider is under review. (texmed.org)
In addition, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) provided the state with additional tools to manage enrollment so Indiana can maintain the program's fiscal sustainability. (insideindianabusiness.com)

The Center, founded in 1986, is a national, non-partisan law organization that works to ensure fair access to Medicare and quality healthcare. (medicareadvocacy.org)
Individual Practice Association), a PPO (Preferred Provider Organization), a POS (Point-of- Service), or is it some other kind of plan? (cdc.gov)
The OIG investigates a physician typically after receiving a complaint from a patient, managed care organization, or a utilization review of Texas Medicaid services. (texmed.org)

But nearly half of Medicare beneficiaries-about 24 million people-don't have dental coverage, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation [1] Medicare and Dental Coverage: A Closer Look . (forbes.com)
Proposed legislation aims to change that: Democratic lawmakers hope to add dental coverage to Medicare , which would be a boon to the 62.7 million people enrolled in it for their primary health coverage. (forbes.com)
In the meantime, here's what to know about how people enrolled in Medicare can get dental coverage. (forbes.com)
These plans often offer services not covered by Original Medicare, such as dental, vision and hearing coverage , says Christian Worstell, a North Carolina-based licensed insurance agent. (forbes.com)
However, not all Medicare Advantage plans offer dental coverage, so it's important to read your plan's details carefully. (forbes.com)
Medicare Advantage plans tend to be the best way to get dental coverage, but you can also buy a separate dental plan offered by a private insurance company, says Worstells. (forbes.com)
What Does Medicare Dental Coverage Include? (forbes.com)
Exactly what dental coverage includes varies depending on the Medicare Advantage plan you choose. (forbes.com)
According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, 94% of Medicare Advantage enrollees have some dental coverage. (forbes.com)
For instance, 58.6 percent of beneficiaries in Ohio believe that coverage makes it easier to purchase food and 48.1 percent say that Medicaid makes it easier to pay for housing. (medicareadvocacy.org)
[6] In another report examining the impact of Oregon's expansion, Medicaid coverage is said to have nearly removed "the risk that health care needs will lead to catastrophic financial costs, undercutting a primary cause of homelessness. (medicareadvocacy.org)
In addition to the proposal to take coverage away from individuals who don't meet work requirements, Kentucky HEALTH proposes other policies that will primarily hinder access to care and cause harm as a result, and therefore do not promote the objectives of Medicaid. (medicareadvocacy.org)
Medicare was established in response to the specific medical care needs of the elderly, coverage was extended for disabled persons and persons with kidney disease in 1973. (who.int)
This means your state will use the information they have to decide if you or your family member(s) still qualify for Medicaid or CHIP coverage. (insurekidsnow.gov)
To search the alphabetical list of National Coverage Determinations, visit Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services . (aao.org)
Households may stay enrolled in the same plan regardless of whether their coverage is subsidized through Medicaid, or Advanced Payment Tax Credits/Cost Sharing Reductions (APTC/CSRs). (conduitforcommerce.org)
May I please see {your/SP's} Medicare card to determine the type of coverage and to record the Health Insurance Claim Number? (cdc.gov)
Our keen grasp of regulations and subregulatory guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, including local coverage decisions and national coverage determinations, gives our clients a critical advantage in coverage and payment matters arising under Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal healthcare programs. (morganlewis.com)
Part B provides coverage for outpatient services, such as visits to a doctor's office, durable medical equipment, therapeutic services, and some limited prescription medication. (medicalnewstoday.com)
These plans must provide all of the coverage of Medicare parts A and B, but may also include extra benefits. (medicalnewstoday.com)
Most Medicare Advantage plans include coverage for prescription drugs. (medicalnewstoday.com)
It also includes limits on cost-sharing and requires insurers to cover a minimum set of essential health benefits, including coverage for mental and behavioral health care, prescription drugs, and maternity services. (commonwealthfund.org)
Under this limitation, DSH payments to a hospital cannot exceed the uncompensated costs of furnishing hospital services by the hospital to individuals who are Medicaid-eligible or "have no health insurance (or other source of third party coverage) for the services furnished during the year. (alston.com)
so that the calculation of uncompensated care for purposes of the hospital-specific DSH limit will include the cost of each service furnished to an individual by that hospital for which the individual had no health insurance or other source of third party coverage. (alston.com)
Pharmacists will get paid for the cognitive services offered to many Medicare patients with Part D coverage - and commercial and other non-Medicare plans may decide to do the same if MTM proves to be cost effective. (managedcaremag.com)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued guidance changing Medicaid and CHIP coverage for eConsults, or provider-to-provider specialty consults conducted via digital health or. (healthleadersmedia.com)
All Medicare Part D plans or Medicare Advantage plans with prescription drug coverage that cover your chosen drug will be shown with the plan's premium, deductible, drug cost-sharing details and the plan's average negotiated retail drug price. (q1medicare.com)
The proposed rule "takes important steps to hold Medicare Advantage plans accountable for providing high quality coverage and care to enrollees," said agency Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure in a statement. (wnct.com)
INDIANAPOLIS) - The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration is creating a program that would help Healthy Indiana Plan participants transition more easily to employer insurance or other health care coverage. (wbiw.com)

No. Original Medicare, which is managed by the federal government, does not cover most routine dental care, dental procedures or supplies. (forbes.com)
Original Medicare consists of Part A and Part B. (medicalnewstoday.com)
Medicare Advantage , or Medicare Part C, combines the benefits of original Medicare under one bundled plan. (medicalnewstoday.com)
PDPs are also administered by private insurance companies, and are available as standalone plans alongside original Medicare. (medicalnewstoday.com)
Medigap plans are available from private insurers and can be held alongside original Medicare. (medicalnewstoday.com)

The most recent provisional data available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) indicate that approximately 81,230 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States in the 12-months ending in May 2020 (Figure 1). (cdc.gov)
Last month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services its released its Star Ratings findings for 2020 with some great news: More plans rated four stars or higher this year compared to the year before. (tierone-pc.com)
As reported in our last Fire & EMS Newsletter, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in May 2020 that it will be delaying the implementation of the statutorily mandated ambulance data collection system. (fireemsblog.com)

On December 20, I took part in a demonstration opposing changes to Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act (ACA). (advocatesaz.org)
In 2010, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) created the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (Innovation Center). (bic-inc.biz)
The continuing growth in states' Medicaid programs has placed a severe financial strain on state budgets, especially in those states that expanded the program under the provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). (heartland.org)
Since passage of the Affordable Care Act, Indiana has sought to continue the program and better understand its future through a series of discussions and waiver requests with CMS, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (insideindianabusiness.com)
She has been directly involved with implementation of the Medicare Prescription Drug program, the Durable Medical Equipment Competitive Bidding program, and the Affordable Care Act. (stc.org)

She was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the health department agency that oversees the Obamacare insurance markets, Medicare and Medicaid. (presidentialprayerteam.org)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the agency that oversees Medicaid, including EPSDT, has taken steps to improve the quality of information that states report about the provision of EPSDT services. (gao.gov)

What service elements are important for occupational health services that aim to prevent transmission of infections among healthcare personnel and patients in the United States? (cdc.gov)
The infrastructure and delivery of healthcare to patients, and hence the provision of occupational IPC services to healthcare personnel (HCP), have changed since the publication of the Guideline for infection control in health care personnel, 1998 . (cdc.gov)
Tier 1 Pharmacy Consulting is a Denver, Colorado-based pharmacy benefit consulting firm offering customized services to healthcare plans that offer prescription drug benefits. (tierone-pc.com)

This final rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implements section 1202 of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (HCERA), which authorizes increased payments during calendar years 2013 and 2014 to Medicaid primary care providers at rates equivalent to payments to Medicare primary care providers. (ignatiusbau.com)
It should also be noted that there may be greater record and documentation requirements than rule 165.1 for a given paid Medicaid service. (texmed.org)
This proposed rule addresses changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program, including provisions relating to the payment of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) participating in the Shared Savings Program. (alston.com)
This final rule addresses the hospital-specific limitation on Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments under the Social Security Act. (alston.com)
ASA has learned that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) Calendar Year (CY) 2013 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule , which includes the controversial section regarding payment to nurse anesthetists for chronic pain services, has been sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. (asahq.org)
The rule would ban ads that market Medicare Advantage plans with confusing words, imagery or logos. (wnct.com)
The proposed rule excludes the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from involvement in any disputes between manufacturers and physicians, a hands-off approach that has industry groups worried. (massdevice.com)

All-Payer Model for hospitals, which shifted the state's hospital payment structure from an all-payer hospital rate setting system to an all-payer global hospital budget that encompasses inpatient and outpatient hospital services. (who.int)

Approximately half of all Medicaid beneficiaries aged 20 and under received screenings and services recommended under the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) benefit in fiscal year 2017, but nearly as many did not. (gao.gov)
About 48 percent of beneficiaries aged 1 to 20 (18.3 million) received a preventive dental service in fiscal year 2017. (gao.gov)
The EPSDT benefit is key to ensuring that Medicaid beneficiaries aged 20 and under receive periodic screening services, such as well-child screenings, and diagnostic and treatment services, such as physical therapy and eyeglasses, to correct or ameliorate conditions discovered during a screening. (gao.gov)
GAO was asked to examine the extent to which Medicaid beneficiaries aged 20 and under receive health care services under the EPSDT benefit. (gao.gov)

I also counsel large physician networks, including Independent Practice Associations (IPAs) and Medicare Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), and health systems, on physician contracting, network, and revenue cycle management matters. (nixonpeabody.com)

Michigan's Medicaid spending increased by a total of about 35.5 percent between fiscal years 2012 and 2016. (heartland.org)
During the 2016 fiscal year, combined federal and state spending for Medicaid in Michigan totaled approximately $16.9 billion, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation . (heartland.org)

CDC conducted a targeted literature search for recent articles consistent with current approaches in occupational IPC service delivery to HCP. (cdc.gov)
Disclaimer: Trials posted on this search portal are not endorsed by WHO, but are provided as a service to our users. (who.int)

As of May 2017, CMS has approved Medicaid State plan amendments for 21 States and the District of Columbia for health home programs. (hhs.gov)
A Southern Region Forest Service employee inadvertently left a briefcase containing the records in an airport waiting area on March 24, 2017. (archives.gov)

While most Medicaid enrollees who can work, do so, [10] many might fail to meet work requirements for other reasons, such as having seasonal employment, fluctuating work hours or because they simply weren't able to submit the right type or amount of paperwork by the right deadline to prove they are exempt or will have problems meeting strict reporting requirements. (medicareadvocacy.org)
Therefore, MTM services will not involve direct beneficiary cost-sharing and eligible Part D enrollees will not be required to pay separate fees for these services, although the cost can be reflected in the premium rate. (managedcaremag.com)
Nearly half of all Medicare enrollees - about 28 million - are now turning to Medicare Advantage plans. (wnct.com)

I am often asked to assess False Claims Act risk, appeal alleged overpayments, defend government investigations relating to Medicare and Medicaid (including Medi-Cal) billing, and resolve self-disclosure obligations under the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute. (nixonpeabody.com)
An Erroneous Payment Correction (EPC) will be implemented to reprocess denied claims with dates of service on or after the effective date of this billing policy, that were appropriately submitted based on the guidance published in this article, but erroneously denied because Medi-Cal had not yet implemented the system changes to support appropriate adjudication. (ca.gov)

The largest federal programs are the Medicare and Medicaid services. (premiumessaywriters.com)
More than 1 million Medicaid beneficiaries have been enrolled in these programs. (hhs.gov)
We will review Medicaid health home programs for compliance with relevant Federal and State requirements. (hhs.gov)
In contrast, Medicare and Medicaid - the two largest government health insurance programs - regulate the rates that providers receive. (who.int)
The private sector also led the development of the health insurance system in the early 1930s, as the major federal government health insurance programs, Medicare and Medicaid, were not established until the mid-1960s. (who.int)
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is updating its rules to encourage states, payers, and Medicare programs to enter value-based payment arrangements (VPA) with drug manufacturers to help reduce drug costs. (priviahealth.com)
As organizations work to enroll eligible children in Medicaid or CHIP during National Children's Dental Health Month and beyond, it is important to remind parents that these programs cover children's dental services, such as teeth cleanings, check-ups, x-rays, fluoride, dental sealants and fillings. (insurekidsnow.gov)
She assisted Indiana and Kentucky, as well as other states, in the design of Medicaid expansion programs. (presidentialprayerteam.org)
Include health insurance obtained through employment or purchased directly as well as government programs like Medicare and Medicaid that provide medical care or help pay medical bills. (cdc.gov)
Glans argues states can follow the successful examples of Florida and Rhode Island to reform their Medicaid programs or submit even more ambitious requests for waivers to the Department of Health and Human Services, an option the Trump administration has encouraged. (heartland.org)
Senior Policy Analyst Matthew Glans examines efforts by several states to add work requirements to their Medicaid programs. (heartland.org)
If a provider is interested in participating in the Medicare/Medicaid programs, the Department of Licensing & Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Community & Health Systems does act as the State Agency (SA) on behalf of the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to certify providers/suppliers. (michigan.gov)
Collaborative Partnership between Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) and Alcohol Research Centers (U54, RFA-AA-21-015): This announcement invites U54 applications for the planning and implementation of collaborative partnerships between Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) and institutions with extensive alcohol research programs, including NIAAA-funded alcohol research centers and consortia. (nih.gov)

The Center for Medicare Advocacy (Center) is pleased to provide comments during the re-opened comment period for the Kentucky HEALTH Medicaid Section 1115 waiver demonstration application. (medicareadvocacy.org)
The following are the Special Terms and Conditions (STCs) for the Arkansas Health Care Independence Program (Private Option) section 1115(a) Medicaid demonstration (hereinafter demonstration) to enable Arkansas (State) to operate this demonstration. (conduitforcommerce.org)

Several states have sent waiver applications to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to implement Medicaid reforms such as work requirements and cost-sharing. (heartland.org)
The Medicaid waiver process offers Michigan the flexibility to improve health care affordability and quality of care if approved. (heartland.org)
Trent England argues Oklahoma should take advantage of the Trump Administration's call for Medicaid work requirement waivers and present a waiver to HHS that gives the state the improved flexibility it needs. (heartland.org)
Under the one-year Medicaid waiver, HIP will retain its consumer-driven model and health savings accounts. (insideindianabusiness.com)

A spokesperson for the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living said the new guidance reinforces the importance of vaccination "so we can get back to doing the things we enjoy. (pala.org)

These shortcomings in internal controls adversely affected the efficiency of the Medicaid outpatient prescription drug program. (hhs.gov)
Since 2008, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has treated diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals as supplies, bundling or "packaging" them with the cost of the procedure in hospital outpatient settings. (dotmed.com)

Our audits of the 14 State agencies identified potential cost savings to the Medicaid program that can be realized through the implementation of our recommendations. (hhs.gov)

The State option to provide health home services to eligible Medicaid beneficiaries became effective on January 1, 2011. (hhs.gov)
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) and C.R. Bard (NYSE:BCR) said today that angioplasty treatments with drug-coated balloons will now be eligible for new technology add-on payments through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under Medicare's hospital impatient prospective payment systems. (drugdeliverybusiness.com)
Federally Qualified Health Centers, who already receive enhanced Medicaid payment rates, are not eligible for these increases. (ignatiusbau.com)
Under the Shared Savings Program, providers of services and suppliers that participate in an ACO continue to receive traditional Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) payments under Parts A and B, but the ACO may be eligible to receive a shared savings payment if it meets specified quality and savings requirements. (alston.com)

The federal and state governments are the largest payers of health care services in the United States. (premiumessaywriters.com)

Benchmark Plans - Certain Medicare Part D plans that have their monthly premiums fully covered by the Low Income Subsidy. (wa.gov)

Under the terms of the agreement, GSK will use Covance's Xcellerate Monitoring, Xcellerate Insights and Xcellerate Clinical Data Hub solutions in a software-as-a-service model. (nasdaq.com)

For example, if you suffered a traumatic injury to your teeth or jaw, Medicare would cover hospitalization and procedures medically necessary for recovery. (forbes.com)
Medicaid, which provides health care for low-income and medically needy people, has an early screening and treatment benefit to help young people get the health care services they need. (gao.gov)
Reviews typically focus on comparing clinical records, including lab work and treatment notes, with Medicaid billing and payments to verify that the treatments provided and billed to Medicaid were medically necessary. (texmed.org)

Section 1945 of the Social Security Act created an optional Medicaid State Plan benefit for States to establish "health homes" to coordinate care for people with Medicaid who have chronic medical conditions. (hhs.gov)
Under these rate-setting systems, the federal or state government establishes how much providers are paid for health care services. (who.int)
Go to Medicaid.gov/renewals , find a link to your state Medicaid office and confirm your contact information is up-to-date. (insurekidsnow.gov)
To participate in the Medicare program, a SNF must comply with the requirements for participation found in 42 C.F.R. Part 483, subpart B. Compliance with those requirements is verified by periodic surveys performed by state health agencies on CMS's behalf. (thefansofcalabogie.com)
As staff who worked on drafting and implementing the ACA and on innovations at the state level, we knew that rising health care costs posed a threat to Medicare's financial sustainability, state Medicaid budgets, and household spending, and we also knew that our fragmented and siloed health system was not delivering the best care for the money we were spending. (bic-inc.biz)
Among other things, GAO examined (1) what is known about the provision of EPSDT services based on CMS-required annual state reporting, and (2) CMS oversight of the EPSDT benefit. (gao.gov)
The Administrator of CMS should work with states and relevant federal agencies to collect accurate and complete data on blood lead screening for Medicaid beneficiaries in order to ensure that CMS is able to monitor state compliance with its blood lead screening policy, and assist states with planning improvements to address states' compliance as needed. (gao.gov)
Sixty-four percent of American adults think childless, able-bodied adults in their state should be required to work as a condition for receiving Medicaid, and just 22 percent disagree, with 14 percent not sure, according to a recent Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey . (heartland.org)
Rural health centers (RHC) are not state licensed as a health facility or agency in Michigan. (michigan.gov)
Our state services support residents, businesses, and visitors to the Great Lakes state. (michigan.gov)
Dr. Koob reported the deaths of two noted scientists: Richard Saitz, M.D., M.P.H., who made significant contributions to the alcohol prevention and treatment field, and John Spitzer, M.D., whose legacy includes the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC) Comprehensive Alcohol Research Center and the LSUHSC Alcohol and Drug Abuse Center of Excellence. (nih.gov)
Public Service Recognition Week is celebrated the first week of May since 1985 (beginning on the first Sunday of the month) to honor the people who serve our nation as federal, state, county, local and tribal government employees. (cdc.gov)

The contents of this database lack the force and effect of law, except as authorized by law (including Medicare Advantage Rate Announcements and Advance Notices) or as specifically incorporated into a contract. (hhs.gov)
Elias Group is pleased to announce its contract with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). (eliasgroupllc.com)

The Healthy Indiana Plan has a proven track record of success, and we are pleased to continue the program," said Debra Minott, Secretary of Indiana Family and Social Services Administration. (insideindianabusiness.com)

Aetna Inc. and its subsidiary companies are not responsible or liable for the content, accuracy or privacy practices of linked sites, or for products or services described on these sites. (aetna.com)
The Society for Technical Communication advances technical communication as the discipline of transforming complex information into usable content for products, processes, and services. (stc.org)

Track Medicare claims. (medicalnewstoday.com)
African Medical Journal describing its use of service claims data to patient investigation and treatment, as well as providing a framework determine standardised mortality rates, across hospital systems, for against which clinical outcomes can be measured. (who.int)
2] A prediction model that and transparency of such risk adjustment models, and to widen uses a `history of coronary heart disease' as a risk factor to predict discussion on the strengths and limitations of risk adjustment models death from an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is always going based on service claims data. (who.int)

How would I know if my Medicare administrative contractor (MAC) has a policy? (aao.org)
On June 17, 2005, Golden Age Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center (Golden Age), an Iowa skilled nursing facility (SNF), appealed the decision of Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Keith W. Sickendick that upheld a $3,100 civil money penalty (CMP) imposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). (thefansofcalabogie.com)
Physicians will find more information on recordkeeping in the Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual and the Texas Administrative Code . (texmed.org)

We don't know what CMS [Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services] and other organizations are going to do. (psychiatrictimes.com)

The ratings are put out annually by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to give beneficiaries a look at the quality of the health plan before they sign up. (tierone-pc.com)
Medicare Part D is also known as a prescription drug plan (PDP). (medicalnewstoday.com)
Make the best choices for your health and budget with pharmacy benefits and services included with your Aetna® pharmacy plan. (aetna.com)
The law requires that drug plan sponsors have an MTM program and offer it to beneficiaries with multiple chronic diseases who use multiple medications covered by Part D, and whose expenses for those medications will likely top the cost threshold set by the Department of Health and Human Services, set at $4,000 for 2006. (managedcaremag.com)
To increase standardization in HIPAA standard transactions and to eliminate the need for multiple identifiers, the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") has adopted a standard for national unique health plan identifier numbers. (boselaw.com)
Consumer-driven health care helps lower costs over time and provides people with quality care, and we look forward to continuing to work with the Department of Health and Human Services on the future of the Healthy Indiana Plan. (insideindianabusiness.com)
It is the nation's first consumer-directed plan for Medicaid recipients. (insideindianabusiness.com)
The committee's investigation found that older adults in Ohio, for example, were sent mailers resembling federal government tax forms promising bigger Social Security checks if they enrolled in a new Medicare Advantage plan. (wnct.com)

Additionally, the CAP urged the agency to close the in-office ancillary services (IOAS) exception for anatomic pathology (AP) services. (cap.org)

Benefit Period - The time period that Medicare uses to measure an individual's use of hospital and skilled nursing facility care. (wa.gov)

How might Medicare Advantage's emphasis on flexibility, locality, and data utilization act as a model for the future of value-based care? (priviahealth.com)
Our dataset can be used by the Iranian health ministry, hospital information system companies and health surveillance centres for more efficient management of health data. (who.int)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is investigating a data breach at one of its subcontractors. (wafp.net)
The data breach may affect as many as 245,000 Medicare beneficiaries, and both personally identifiable information and protected health information may have been compromised. (wafp.net)

It's an aggressive step to tackle a growing problem in the Medicare Advantage marketplace, a booming business that offers privately run versions of the government's Medicare program for people who are 65 and older or have disabilities. (wnct.com)

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced the national Medicare improper payments rate for 2003, based on a new and expanded program for measuring the rate and helping prevent future errors. (cms.gov)
One reason for these regional differences may be Medicare subsidies for graduate medical education, with the states in the Northeast, West, and Northwest being among the largest beneficiaries for resident payments, and those in the Southeast, Southwest, and South Central (where salaries are below average) receiving lower subsidies for paying residents. (medscape.com)
Nearly 100 health care groups, including the American Medical Assn. and the Society for Vascular Surgery, urged the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services to make changes to the measure, which will require health care providers to report all payments made to physicians and teaching hospitals to a public database. (massdevice.com)

However, Medicare Part A-which covers hospital stays, care in skilled nursing facilities and hospice care-pays for certain medical dental services provided during a hospital stay. (forbes.com)
Falls are the primary cause that older adults are admitted to hospital and this increases the need for medical services. (antiessays.com)

Setting: Nursing homes certified by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare services in three states of the USA: Ohio, California and Massachusetts. (cdc.gov)

The Insure Kids Now Dental Provider Locator Tool can help families locate providers that accept Medicaid and CHIP in their area. (insurekidsnow.gov)

EWC services rendered using telehealth modalities and the above HCPCS code should be billed with an appropriate ICD-10-CM code(s) listed in tables 1a, 1b, 2a and 2b in the Every Woman Counts section of the Provider Manual. (ca.gov)

My practice includes advising on entire health system affiliations and service line joint ventures among various types of providers. (nixonpeabody.com)

These prices can vary substantially for similar services across providers and insurers and bear little relation to the cost of production. (who.int)
What does this mean for Medicare providers and beneficiaries? (priviahealth.com)
Primary care providers are defined as family physicians, internists, and pediatricians that attest that they are board-certified and that at least 60% of their Medicaid billings are for primary care evaluation and management services. (ignatiusbau.com)
And plans and PBMs must, upon request, disclose to CMS the management and dispensing fees and the portion paid for MTM services to pharmacists and other providers. (managedcaremag.com)
The CAP had engaged on this regulation over concerns that modernizing the law may further incentivize providers to overutilize services or create new opportunities for abusive self-referral arrangements that would hurt pathology practices. (cap.org)
The federal agency on Wednesday also proposed regulations that would establish new wait-time standards for mental health providers that are in-network for Medicare Advantage plans. (wnct.com)

Personal care services (also known in States by other names such as personal attendant services, personal assistance services, or attendant care services, etc.) covered under a state's program may include a range of human assistance provided to persons with disabilities and chronic conditions of all ages which enable them to accomplish tasks that they would normally do for themselves if they did not have a disability. (ncd.gov)

At the Center, we provide education and advocacy on behalf of older people and people with disabilities to help secure fair access to necessary health care. (medicareadvocacy.org)
If the current Physician Fee Schedule goes forward, patients' access to revascularization services and other office-based care will be further hurt, and there will be devastating consequences. (prweb.com)
As stated by the company, the new PAMA (Protecting Access to Medicare Act) rates published by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) do not replicate the intent of Congress when it directed CMS to implement the market-based Medicare rates for lab testing. (nasdaq.com)
When this happens, hospitals are significantly underpaid for newer precision diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals, and some may stop offering the service, thereby limiting patient access. (dotmed.com)
It is critical that patients have access to the health services they need, to ensure they receive the right treatment at the right time," said Rep. Rush. (dotmed.com)

Many of these beneficiaries work in our nation's hospitals, home health care services, and nursing facilities. (medicareadvocacy.org)

She is a graduate of the Richard G. Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series, and was selected for the American Enterprise Institute's Leadership Network. (presidentialprayerteam.org)
[3] There is also some controversy about how government funds are used for graduate medical education - and specifically for residency training - and whether keeping skilled residents at these low wages really is profitable for academic medical centers. (medscape.com)

Sometimes, Medicare Advantage (often called Part C) plans are approved by the federal government and sold by private insurance companies. (forbes.com)
Most Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage plans understand the importance of Star Ratings . (tierone-pc.com)
Private insurance companies administer Medicare Advantage plans. (medicalnewstoday.com)
Annual Election Period - The period from November 15 through December 31 when you can enroll in and switch Medicare Part D plans. (wa.gov)
The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 mandates that health plans and pharmacy benefit management companies participating in the Part D drug benefit begin paying pharmacists for medication management. (managedcaremag.com)
How do Medicare Part D plans work? (q1medicare.com)
The Biden administration on Dec. 14 proposed a ban on misleading ads for Medicare Advantage plans that have targeted older Americans and, in some cases, convinced them to sign up for plans that don't cover their doctors or prescriptions. (wnct.com)

Does Medicare Advantage Cover Dental Care? (forbes.com)
Medigap policies do not work alongside Medicare Advantage. (medicalnewstoday.com)
Even as the CMS has taken steps to close ambiguities to deter pod laboratories, and other abusive referral practices, physician groups are creating new arrangements to take advantage of the IOAS exception and profit from pathology services," the CAP stated in its letter. (cap.org)

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is a Federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (webharvest.gov)
1 CMS is an operating division within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). (who.int)
In November of 2010, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced a new comprehensive control strategy for tobacco smoking reduction. (cdc.gov)
1 Preventive Medicine and Public Health Research Center, Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. (who.int)
Elias Group's clients range from public sector agencies such as the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to major Fortune 500 corporations. (eliasgroupllc.com)
For example, I recently coordinated a major health system's internal investigation of its billing practices and its voluntary self-disclosure to the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General. (nixonpeabody.com)
a free, continuing education program from the Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (aetnabetterhealth.com)
Maximizing the use of proven self-management (SM) strategies is a core goal of the US Department of Health and Human Services. (cdc.gov)
To address this concern, in December 2010, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released Multiple Chronic Conditions: A Strategic Framework (Framework) to provide a blueprint for optimum health and quality of life for this burgeoning group ( 3 , 4 ). (cdc.gov)

Revascularization services are not only critical to preventing avoidable amputations for people with PAD, they also often cost less and allow patients to be treated in a more specialized setting. (prweb.com)
The CAP had asked the CMS to exclude AP services from the IOAS exception, as it is the most effective means of preventing program abuses and protecting quality care for patients. (cap.org)
Only ~10% of Medicare patients are of any other race/ethnicity. (cdc.gov)

Preventative services, such as dental cleanings and X-rays, are covered. (forbes.com)
those that pay for only one type of service (nursing home care, accidents, or dental care). (cdc.gov)

Heartland Senior Policy Analyst Matthew Glans documents the failure of Medicaid to deliver quality care to the nation's poor and disabled even as it drives health care spending to unsustainable heights. (heartland.org)

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has granted waivers of requirements under section 1902(a) of the Social Security Act (Act), and expenditure authorities authorizing federal matching of demonstration costs not otherwise matchable, which are separately enumerated. (conduitforcommerce.org)

A federal government website managed and paid for by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. (cms.gov)
States receive a 90-percent enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) for health home services valid through the first eight quarters of the program. (hhs.gov)
Medicare is the federal insurance program for individuals who are aged 65 and older, along with some younger people who have specific health conditions. (medicalnewstoday.com)

The practice agreed to repay Medicaid approximately $200,000 over a five-year period. (texmed.org)

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