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Federal Health Policy Update for June 18

Don’t Miss: 340B Rebate Model pilot program – next steps Stricter rules on CMS’s reviews of new and existing section 1115 Medicaid demonstration programs Changes in health care institution accrediting practices HHS posts mental and behavioral health grant opportunities The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for June 12-18.  Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Congress Both chambers of Congress will return to session on June 22. The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled “State Medicaid Program Integrity:  Examining Fraud Risks [...]

2026-06-18T16:07:51-04:00June 18, 2026|340b, Affordable Care Act, Alternative payment models, hospitals, MACPAC, Medicaid, Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission, Medicaid managed care, Medicaid regulations, Medicare, Medicare regulations, Medicare reimbursement policy, MedPAC|
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CMS to Look at Accrediting Agencies

Health care accrediting organizations will be the subject of scrutiny and possible action by the federal government in the coming months. At a recent conference, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator Seem Verma said that Receiving CMS’s authorization to inspect and deem healthcare providers compliant with Medicare’s quality standards is nothing short of assuming a sacred public trust…But an increasing amount of evidence indicates that accrediting organizations are not living up to that high bar. According to Verma, CMS’s interest is motivated by a number of recent incidents of “serious deficiencies” among hospitals that had been found compliant with [...]

2020-02-27T06:00:36-05:00February 27, 2020|Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services|
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