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House Weighs Hospital Transparency Bill
A new bill in the House of Representatives would require most non-profit hospitals to provide more detailed financial information to the federal government to justify their continued tax-exempt status. The Tax Exempt Hospital Transparency Act, currently working its way through the House Ways and Means Committee, would apply, in general, to non-profit hospitals and hospital organizations with more than 100 staffed beds and more than $100 million in patient revenue. Affected tax-exempt hospitals would be required to report annually on how they have addressed the needs identified in their required [...]
ACA Marketplace Enrollment Declines
Nearly three million fewer people have enrolled in health insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act Marketplace than last year, according to new federal data. Enrollment in ACA plans so far this year stands at 19.2 million, down nearly three million, or 13 percent, from last year’s high of 22.1. This is the first time overall marketplace enrollment has declined since 2018. While many observers credit this decline to the elimination of enhanced subsidies that helped some people pay their insurance premiums, the administration attributes much of the decline to [...]
States Sue Feds Over Medicaid Work Requirements
Twenty-five states have sued the federal government in response to the interim final rule published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to implement the enhanced work and community engagement requirements for Medicaid eligibility established in H.R. 1, last year’s federal budget reconciliation law. H.R. 1 calls for tougher standards for Medicaid eligibility, including a mandate that most Medicaid participants either work or are engaged in some form of approved community engagement, such as attending school or participating in volunteer work. But the 25 states – all with Democratic [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for June 25
Don’t Miss: CMS posts a new presentation on Medicaid eligibility under HR 1 House health subcommittee marks up health care price transparency bills Cassidy proposes 340B bill HRSA announces two maternity-related funding opportunities The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for June 19-25. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Congress The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Oversight Subcommittee held a hearing to discuss integrity and fraud risk in state Medicaid programs; witnesses included state Medicaid directors from California, Minnesota, [...]
Remake of Organ Donation Process Continues
The current effort to remake the organ donation process is moving toward a critical juncture. The overhaul, launched more than two years ago as the “Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Modernization Initiative,” has now moved to the stage where the organizations that facilitate organ donations in the future will be decided. The current plan, which seeks to boost the quantity of donated organs to meet national needs, is to identify and keep the highest performers among the current group of organ procurement organizations, revoke the certification of the weakest of [...]