The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is inviting suggestions for how it can eliminate Medicare regulations that (1) impose more stringent supervision requirements than existing state scope of practice laws, or (2) restrict health professionals from practicing at the top of their license. This comment solicitation, which is part of the Administration’s “Patients
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CMS Issues Final Rule to Streamline Medicare, Medicaid Provider Requirements
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued an “omnibus burden reduction” rule that finalizes a September 20, 2018 proposed rule intended to streamline various Medicare and Medicaid regulatory requirements, in alignment with the Administration’s “Patients over Paperwork” initiative. The omnibus regulation also finalizes a November 4, 2016 proposed rule on…
CMS Looking for More Ways to Cut Medicare & Medicaid Red Tape
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As part of its continuing “Patients over Paperwork” initiative, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released another request for information (RFI) on regulatory or subregulatory changes the agency could make to “reduce unnecessary administrative burdens for clinicians, providers, patients and their families.” In particular, CMS seeks new ideas for:
- Streamlining reporting requirements, documentation requirements, or processes to monitor compliance with CMS rules and regulations;
- Aligning Medicare, Medicaid and other payer coding, payment, and documentation requirements and processes;
- Enabling operational flexibility, feedback mechanisms, and data sharing that would enhance patient care, support the clinician-patient relationship, and facilitate individual preferences; and
- Determining how and when CMS issues regulations and policies, and how CMS can simplify rules and policies for beneficiaries, clinicians, and providers.
Additionally, CMS solicits recommendations regarding ways the agency could:
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CMS Proposes Regulatory Changes to Ease Burden on Medicare, Medicaid Providers
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CMS has issued a proposed rule intended streamline the Medicare and Medicaid regulatory burden on numerous types of providers and suppliers. CMS generally classifies the proposals as falling into the following categories: (1) those that simplify and streamline processes, (2) those that reduce the frequency of activities and revise timelines, and (3) those that address…