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A Rare Face-to-Face Opportunity – in the Federal Register of July 29, 2016

by John Reisinger | Jul 29, 2016 | CMS Proposed Rules, Face-to-Face, Face-toFace, Uncategorized

Take advantage of this rare opportunity and participate in the Rule-Making-Process: Submit Comments In today’s Fed’l Register CMS has once again given the home health industry an opportunity to submit comments about the Face-to-Face (F2F) regulation; particularly in...

The Prior Authorization Requirement for Home Health

by John Reisinger | Mar 29, 2016 | CMS Proposed Rules, Prior Authorizations for Home Health Services

On Feb 5, 2016, CMS proposed a new regulation to establish a Prior Authorization Requirement for Home Health services provided in 5 select states: Florida, Texas, Illinois, Michigan, and Massachusetts The following was extracted from that notice: Type of...

Prior Authorization Requirement – Comments Submitted

by John Reisinger | Mar 29, 2016 | CMS Proposed Rules, Prior Authorizations for Home Health Services

Following is a copy of the comments that I submitted regarding the CMS proposal of establishing a Prior Authorization Requirement for all home health services in the five states noted (FL, TX, IL, MI & MA). I give anyone/everyone free rights to use my comments...

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