Advisory Committees
2016 – HHS/IHS – Response to Inquiry About Agency-specific Quality Reporting Measures
By letter dated August 4, 2015, the TSGAC requested that the IHS conduct a comparative analysis of the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), the modified GPRA Modernization act (GPRAMA) measures, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) clinical quality management approaches. This is the response letter to the abovementioned request.
2016 – TSGAC – Comments on IHS Contract Support Costs Policy
Comments on the agency’s proposed revisions to Chapter 6-3 of the Indian Health Service (IHS) Manual addressing contract support cost (CSC) issues
2016 – TSGAC – Comments on Payment for Physician and Other Health Care Professional Services Purchased by Indian Health Programs and Medical Charges Associated with Non-Hospital-Based Care
Comment submitted on behalf of TSGAC regarding “Payment for Physician and Other Health Care Professional Services Purchased by Indian Health Programs and Medical Charges Associated with Non-Hospital-Based Care.” The Final Rule implements a methodology and payment rates for IHS Purchased/Referred Care (PRC), formerly known as the Contract Health Services (CHS), to apply Medicare payment methodologies …
2016 – TSGAC – Comments on Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund Proposed Rule (RIN 0905-AC97)
Comments submitted on the Catastrophic Health Emergency Funding (CHEF) proposed rule. This proposed rule would establish definitions governing CHEF; a requirement that a Service Unit shall not qualify for reimbursement for the cost of treatment until the cost of the episode of care has reached a certain threshold; a procedure for reimbursement for certain services …