CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of HHS: Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan Program funding (see S. 1333), S5800 [18JY]

Health care facilities: delay enforcement of physician supervision regulations for critical access hospitals pending completion of analysis of impact of such regulations (see H.R. 3769), H8109 [12DE]

Medicare: allow certain hospitals in Puerto Rico to qualify for incentives for adoption and meaningful use of certified electronic health record (EHR) technology (see S. 636), S2146 [21MR] (see H.R. 1379), H1824 [21MR]

——— clarify policy relative to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services (see S. 1143), S4405 [12JN] (see H.R. 2801), H4978 [23JY]

——— delay implementation of competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) and diabetic testing supply mail order program (see H.R. 2375), H3652 [14JN]

——— repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 805), H626 [25FE]

Medicare Integrity Program: improve operations of recovery auditors to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see S. 1012), S3761 [22MY] (see H.R. 1250), H1629 [19MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation, operation, and coordination of a Federal Data Services Hub used to determine or verify eligibility for health plans (see H.R. 2837), H5088 [25JY]

Remarks in House

Medicare: delay implementation of competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS), H3022 [4JN], H3103 [5JN], H3693 [18JN]

——— ensure transparency in competitive bidding program for durable equipment, H1534 [15MR]

Remarks in Senate

Business and industry: increase ability to safeguard nonpublic information that can impact financial markets, S2441 [8AP]

Tavenner, Marilyn B.: nomination to be Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator, S3508, S3510, S3514, S3515, S3518 [15MY]

——— nomination to be Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator, unanimous-consent agreement, S3313 [9MY], S3496 [15MY]

Reports filed

Nomination of Marilyn B. Tavenner To Be Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator: Committee on Finance (Senate), S2896 [23AP]