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Calendar Year (CY) 2023 Proposed Rule for Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

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On July 7, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed rule of the Physician Fee Schedule that announced proposed policy and practice changes for Medicare Part B payments beginning January 1, 2023. Box 8016, Baltimore, MD 21244-8016. By express or overnight mail.

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Behind the Poor Pay and High Turnover Rates of Direct Support Professionals

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The State of Medicaid Programs and the Need for Grassroots Advocacy. Commercial insurance and private pay revenue sources rarely cover services for people with IDD, leaving Medicaid as essentially the sole payer for these services. The Future of DSPs.

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Native American Healthcare Disparities: Challenges and Solutions

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Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health (OMH) reported that 42.1% of citizens identifying as American Indian or Alaska Native relied on Medicaid or other public health insurance, and 14.9% on Medicaid or public health insurance and only 6.3% In 2019, the U.S. had no coverage at all. with 34.3%

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COVID-19 Three Years Later: A Changing Landscape

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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared a 90-day public health emergency (PHE), which has been renewed every 90 days from 2020 to early 2023. In January of 2020, as COVID-19 began its global spread, the Secretary of the U.S. Resources The White House COVID-19 U.S.

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Planning for Medicaid Unwinding in 2023

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Department of Health and Human Services first declared a 90-day public health emergency (PHE). When the COVID-19 PHE ends, which is expected in 2023, state agencies will begin the “unwinding” of continuous Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) by going through the redetermination process for all enrollees.

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News Items – November 18, 2021

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Charles Palmer was a member: Charles Palmer, who led Iowa Department of Human Services for 16 years, dies at age 82. Charles “Chuck” Palmer, who was director of Iowa’s Department of Human Services for 16 years, died Sunday. Des Moines Register. He was 82 and lived in Des Moines. They may not have family in the area.

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Optimizing Revenue Cycle Management and Clinical Documentation Integrity To Avoid Coding Disasters

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Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General are cracking down on improper coding. The Department of Justice and the U.S. One health system settled a False Claims Act case for $90 million for knowingly submitting inaccurate diagnosis codes.

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