CMS Proposes Changes to Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System for Fiscal Year 2013

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Amy Hooper Kearbey

Eric Zimmerman

McDermott Will & Emery

posted on: Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Administrative & Regulatory / Health Law & Managed Care

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted a more than 1,300-page proposed rule that would update Medicare’s Inpatient Prospective Payment System for fiscal year 2013. Parties affected by the proposed changes are encouraged to review the document with counsel in order to assess the impact of the updates and to prepare comments for submission to CMS.

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Amy Hooper Kearbey

Associate

Amy Hooper Kearbey is an associate in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Washington, D.C. office. She focuses her practice on providing regulatory advice on Medicare coverage, coding, reimbursement and compliance; federal fraud and abuse regulations; and clinical research compliance, with a particular emphasis on emerging issues in secondary research concerning biological samples and data warehousing. Amy also regularly counsels nonprofit organizations on a broad range of issues, including determination and maintenance of tax...

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Eric Zimmerman

Partner

Eric Zimmerman is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm's Washington, D.C. office. Eric is co-chair of the Firm’s Life Sciences Government Strategies team, and is a member of the Firm’s Government Strategies practice and Personalized Medicine team. Eric is a recognized Medicare law and policy authority who helps clients navigate federal legislative and regulatory processes related to Medicare coverage, coding, reimbursement and compliance. He primarily counsels and represents hospitals and health...

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