On July 30 and 31, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS or the agency) made publicly-available pre-publication copies of the inpatient rehabilitation facilities, inpatient psychiatric facilities, skilled nursing facilities, and hospice wage index and payment rate update
August 2015
CMS publishes 2016 inpatient prospective payment system and long term care hospital final rule
By Mark Faccenda (US) on
On July 31, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a pre-publication copy of the inpatient prospective payment system final rule for fiscal year 2016. The final rule, effective on October 1, 2015, reflects the continuing shift from…
FSANZ calls for submissions on GM soybean
By Bernard O'Shea (AU) on
Food Safety Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has opened submissions into a request by Monsanto Australia (Monsanto) to market (but not cultivate) food based on a genetically modified soybean line, MON-87751. MON-87751 has been genetically engineered to…