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Federal Health Policy Update for May 25

The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for May 19-25. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Congress The House Energy and Commerce Committee has advanced to the full House two bills with significant implications for health care providers. H.R. 3561 calls for delaying $8 billion a year in Medicaid DSH cuts for two years – cuts scheduled to take effect in October; imposing site-neutral payments for drug infusion services provided in off-campus hospital outpatient departments; imposing stronger price transparency requirements on hospitals; and requiring hospitals to report selected ownership [...]

admin2023-05-25T15:37:35+00:00May 25, 2023|340b, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, COVID-19, Medicaid, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicaid regulations, Telehealth|

Federal Health Policy Update for November 17

The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for the week of November 11 to 17. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Provider Relief Fund Providers that cited extenuating circumstances for failing to submit Provider Relief Fund financial reports on time for reporting period 3 and were approved to submit their reports late must submit those late reports by December 2. Learn more here. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS has posted three downloadable sample formats that hospitals can use to meet federal requirements for posting in a machine-readable [...]

admin2022-11-17T17:29:00+00:00November 17, 2022|Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMMI, COVID-19, Medicaid, Medicare, Telehealth|

Coronavirus Update for Tuesday, January 26

The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 26. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS has updated its list of Medicare Administrative Contract prices for COVID-19 tests. To support clinicians during the COVID-19 public health emergency, CMS has extended the 2020 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Exception application deadline to February 1. Go here for further information. CMS has updated its list of hospitals approved to participate in its Acute Hospital Care at Home program. CMS has updated its Medicare COVID-19 Data Snapshot, which reports [...]

admin2021-01-27T06:00:11+00:00January 27, 2021|Coronavirus, COVID-19|