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Listed below are Council on Medical Service (CMS) reports from June 1998 to the present related to Medicare and/or Medicaid. The recommendations in these reports reflect the final actions of the AMA House of Delegates and are official AMA policy.

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The Medicare Trust Funds (PDF, 46KB)
CMS Report 6, A-08

State Efforts to Expand Coverage to the Uninsured (PDF, 50KB)
CMS Report 3, I-07

Strategies to Strengthen the Medicare Program (PDF, 39KB)
CMS Report 6, I-07

No Child Left Uninsured (PDF, 39KB)
CMS Report 1, A-07

Strategies to Reform the Medicare Program (PDF, 50KB)
CMS Report 10, A-07

Health Savings Accounts for the Medicaid Population (PDF, 63KB)
CMS Report 1, I-06

Medicare/Medicaid Dual Eligibles (PDF, 48KB)
CMS Report 6, A-06

Policy Options for Addressing Medicaid Long-Term Care (PDF, 77KB)
CMS Report 6, I-05

State Options to Improve Coverage for the Poor (PDF, 85KB)
CMS Report 1, A-05

Division of Medicare into a Program for the Elderly and a Program for the Disabled (PDF, 41KB)
CMS Report 2, A-05

Medicare Demonstration Projects (PDF, 52KB)
CMS Report 3, A-05

Economic Impact of Shifts in Site of Service (PDF, 52KB)
CMS Report 4, A-05

Eligibility Age for Medicare Beneficiaries (PDF, 126KB)
CMS Report 1, I-04

Medicare Cost-Sharing (PDF, 127KB)
CMS Report 2, I-04

Status Report on Medicare Review Activities (PDF, 117KB)
CMS Report 6, I-04

Medicare Payment for Services Provided to Skilled Nursing Facility Residents in Physicians' Offices (PDF, 101KB)
CMS Report 1, A-04

Medical Care for Patients with Low Incomes (PDF, 185KB)
CMS Report 1, I-03

Restructuring Medicare for the Long Term (PDF, 248KB)
CMS Report 5, I-03

Status Report on Medicare Review Activities (PDF, 138KB)
CMS Report 6, I-03

Consolidated Home Care Payments by Medicare (PDF, 90KB)
CMS Report 4, A-03

Medical Care for Patients with Low Incomes (PDF, 58KB)
CMS Report 8, A-03

Restructuring Medicare for the Short-Term (PDF, 51KB)
CMS Report 9, A-03

Medicaid Spend-Down Eligibility Criteria (PDF, 89KB)
CMS Report 1, I-02

Medicare Payment for the Medical Direction and Supervision of Hospital-Based Clinical Laboratories (PDF, 111KB)
CMS Report 2, I-02

Medicare Payment for Critical Care Services (PDF, 101KB)
CMS Report 4, I-02

Medicare Review Activities (PDF, 136KB)
CMS Report 6, I-02

Hospital and Physician Payment for Uncompensated Care, Teaching, and Research (PDF, 94KB)
CMS Report 7, I-02

Study of State Actions to Control Pharmaceutical Costs (Word, 54KB)
CMS Report 2, A-02

Coverage for Periodic Preventive Medical Evaluations and Services (Word, 39KB)
CMS Report 3, A-02

Payment of Routine Care for Clinical Trial Participants (Word, 47KB)
CMS Report 4, A-02

Medicare Benefits for Social Security Disability Recipients (Word, 38KB)
CMS Report 6, A-02

Advocating Health Insurance Tax Credits (Word, 54KB)
CMS Report 10, A-02

Medicare Pharmaceutical Benefit (Word, 42KB)
CMS Report 11, A-02

Criteria for Level of Care Status (Word, 38KB)
CMS Report 5, I-01

Medicare Review Activities (Word, 49KB)
CMS Report 7, I-01

Consistent Use of CPT Modifiers and Guidelines for Multiple or Bilateral Procedures (Word, 42KB)
CMS 2, A-01

Access to Mental Health Services (Word, 52KB)
CMS 9, A-01

Medicare National Physician Payment Schedule and Coordination of Benefits (Word, 58KB)
CMS Report 2, I-00

Medicare Fraud Analysis (Word, 49KB)
CMS Report 4, I-00

Status Report on Medicare Review Activities (Word, 42KB)
CMS Report 9, I-00

Physician Responsibility for Nursing Agencies (Word, 64KB)
CMS Report 1, A-00

Payment for Annual Physical Examinations and Related Preventive Services (Word, 55KB)
CMS Report 7, A-00

Medicare Preoperative Medical Evaluation (Word, 45KB)
CMS Report 8, A-00

Geographic Differences in Payments to Medicare+Choice Plans (Word, 60KB)
CMS Report 4, I-99

The Future of Medicaid (Word, 65KB)
CMS Report 5, I-99

Definition of "Medical Necessity" (Word, 30KB)
CMS Report 13, I-99

Status Report on Medicare Review Programs (Word, 39KB)
CMS Report 14, I-99

Medicare Physician Enrollment Process (Word, 36KB)
CMS Report 15, I-99

Private Contracting by Medicare Patients (Word, 70KB)
CMS Report 6, A-99

Appropriate Level Differences by Place and Type of Service (Word, 85KB)
CMS Report 7, A-99

Reimbursement of Screening Bone Densitometry (Word, 81KB)
CMS Report 9, A-99

Medicare Coverage for GGTP Assays as Part of Alcoholism Screening (Word, 43KB)
CMS Report 10, A-99

Medicare Review Activities (Word, 72KB)
CMS Report 11, A-99

Relative Value Unit Based Reimbursement (Word, 49KB)
CMS Report 12, A-99

Health Plan Coverage for Over-the-Counter Drugs (Word, 50KB)
CMS Report 1, I-98

Physician Risk for Long-Term Care Placement Decisions (Word, 67KB)
CMS Report 9, I-98

Outpatient Pharmaceutical Coverage for Medicare Beneficiaries (Word, 39KB)
CMS Report 11, I-98

Definitions of "Screening" and "Medical Necessity" (Word, 50KB)
CMS Report 13, I-98

PRO Sixth Scope of Work (Word, 61KB)
CMS Report 16, I-98

Medicare Patient Copayments for Outpatient Procedures (Word, 37KB)
CMS Report 5, A-98

Use of Advanced Beneficiary Notices for Laboratory Tests (Word, 45KB)
CMS Report 7, A-98

Separate Sources of Funding and Administration for Medicare Part A and Medicare Part B (Word, 32KB)
CMS Report 10, A-98


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Last updated:Jun 25, 2008
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