PMID- 24294636 OWN - HSR STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20131230 LR - 20131202 IS - 0097-6326 (Print) IS - 0097-6326 (Linking) VI - 78 IP - 231 DP - 2013 Dec 2 TI - Medicare program; end-stage renal disease prospective payment system, quality incentive program, and durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies. PG - 72155-253 AB - This rule updates and makes revisions to the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) prospective payment system (PPS) for calendar year (CY) 2014. This rule also sets forth requirements for the ESRD quality incentive program (QIP), including for payment year (PY) 2016 and beyond. In addition, this rule clarifies the grandfathering provision related to the 3-year minimum lifetime requirement (MLR) for Durable Medical Equipment (DME), and provides clarification of the definition of routinely purchased DME. This rule also implements budget-neutral fee schedules for splints and casts, and intraocular lenses (IOLs) inserted in a physician's office. Finally, this rule makes a few technical amendments and corrections to existing regulations related to payment for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) items and services. CN - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Fed Regist JT - Federal register JID - 7808722 MH - Durable Medical Equipment/*economics MH - Equipment and Supplies/*economics MH - Humans MH - Kidney Failure, Chronic/*economics MH - Medicare/*economics/legislation & jurisprudence MH - Orthotic Devices/*economics MH - Prospective Payment System/economics/*legislation & jurisprudence MH - Prostheses and Implants/*economics MH - Quality Assurance, Health Care/*legislation & jurisprudence MH - Quality Indicators, Health Care/legislation & jurisprudence MH - United States EDAT- 2013/12/04 06:00 MHDA- 2014/01/01 06:00 CRDT- 2013/12/04 06:00 PHST- 2013/12/04 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/12/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/01/01 06:00 [medline] PST - ppublish SO - Fed Regist. 2013 Dec 2;78(231):72155-253.