Medicare Program; Suggestion Program on Methods to Improve Medicare Efficiency
medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 1999-11-26 · 64 FR 66396
Document
Document number
99-30678
Federal Register citation
64 FR 66396
CFR reference
42 CFR 420
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule with comment period.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
1999-11-26
HHS docket
HCFA-4000-FC
Abstract
This final rule with comment period establishes a program to encourage individuals to submit suggestions that could improve the efficiency of the Medicare program. The rule implements section 203(c) of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. The intent of this rule is to encourage suggestions and to award, if we deem appropriate, monetary payments to individuals for suggestions that improve efficiency and produce monetary savings to the Medicare program.