2010-02-12

Seven Month “Fix” to Physician Payment Included in Draft Legislation on Jobs
Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) released a draft of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act. The HIRE Act provides $85 billion in tax cuts and spending provisions that are intended to spur employment. Read more.

FDA Recalls Defective Infusion Needles
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a Class I recall of Exel/Exelint Huber needles, Exel/Exelint Huber Infusion Sets, and Exel/Exelint “Securetouch+” Safety Huber Infusion Sets, manufactured by Nipro Medical Corporation for Exelint International Corporation. Read more.

CMS Open Door Forum Scheduled for February 17 About Medicare Provider & Supplier Enrollment
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will hold a Special Open Door Forum (ODF) on February 17 from 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. EST. During this call, CMS staff will discuss:

• Internet-based Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) for physicians, non-physician practitioners and provider and supplier organizations
• Provider and supplier reporting responsibilities
• Medicare ordering and referring issues
• Revalidation efforts

Dial 800-837-1935
Reference Conference ID 52537484

An audio recording of this Special Forum will be posted to the Special ODF Web site and will be accessible for download on or around Monday, March 1, 2010, and available for 30 days.

Medicare Average Sales Price Updates Available
CMS has made available on the CMS Web site the Medicare Part B Drug and Biological Average Sales Price Payment Amounts for April 1, 2010, through June 30, 2010.

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