Some Movement on SGR

The Hill is reporting that House leaders are closer to a deal that would permanently avert Medicare payment cuts to physicians. “The deal would offset only about $70 billion of the more than $200 billion cost of making the permanent fix,” they report. While there are...

CMS Extends EHR Reporting Deadline

CMS announced that physicians participating in the “meaningful use” electronic health record (EHR) incentive and penalty program will now have until March 20, 2015 to attest to meaningful use for the 2014 reporting year. The previous deadline was Feb. 28. “CMS...

AAHKS Urges Contingency Plans for ICD-10 Transition

AAHKS and 99 other medical societies signed on to a March 4 letter to CMS urging the agency to come up with contingency plans to address the potential negative impact of the ICD-10 transition. The concerns expressed to CMS Acting Administrator Andrew Slavitt include...

CMS to Address Concerns Related to Meaningful Use

CMS announced that they will engage in rulemaking to address concerns the AMA and the Federation have expressed with meeting the Meaningful Use program requirements in 2015. Separately, CMS plans on moving ahead with rulemaking for Stage 3. MedPage Today outlines the...

Head of Medicare and Medicaid Steps Down

The New York Times reported today that Marilyn B. Tavenner, administrator for the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), has resigned. Ms. Tavenner began her position in February 2010 and will serve through February of this year.  CMS has announced...