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What are FQHCs?
FQHC’s are community based organizations and are funded under the Health Center Consolidation Act (Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act). They are a reimbursement designation from the Bureau of Primary Health Care and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
FQHCs should provide their services to all people – with or without the ability to pay for those services. The fee is based on a community board approved sliding scale that takes into account the family income of the patient and family size. FQHCs must comply with Section 330 program requirements. Since they are required to provide services to all patients irrespective of their ability to pay, FQHCs get cash grants from the Federal Govt. Josh Malone Bengals Jersey , cost-based reimbursement from Medicaid and free malpractice coverage under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA).
FQHC Updates in 2014:
Based on the proposed rule issued by CMS, payments for FQHC under Medicare part-B beginning from October 2014 Carl Lawson Bengals Jersey , will be in compliance with the statutory requirements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). CMS proposing payment to FQHC will be on single encounter based per diem rate. The reimbursement rates would also be adjusted based on geographical location as the cost of services varies from one place to another. This will be done using the Geographic Practice Cost Indices (GPCI) already in use to adjust payment under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS). There will also be differences in rates based on the whether a patient is new to the FQHC or if the patient receives an initial Preventive Physical exam or Annual Wellness exam. The increase in reimbursements for these new patients and the Physical or Annual wellness visits is expected to be approximately 33% and FQHCs will start moving to the PPS (prospective payment system) from October 1, 2014 Jordan Willis Bengals Jersey , based on their reporting periods.
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