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Federal Health Policy Update for January 3

The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for December 20 through January 3. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Congress The 119th Congress convened today to swear in new members and members of the House of Representatives have re-elected Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) as Speaker. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS has published a solicitation for up to 10 additional hospitals from eligible low population density states to participate in its Rural Community Hospital Demonstration program. The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 directed the agency [...]

joe2025-01-03T15:27:26-05:00January 3, 2025|Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMMI, Congress, Federal Update, hospitals, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare regulations, Pennsylvania Update, Telehealth|

Federal Health Policy Update for December 7

The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for December 1-7. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Congress While Congress has more than a month before the next federal funding deadline of January 19, committees are working to prepare and pass health care legislation. On the House calendar for floor votes next week is H.R. 5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. This bill would eliminate the pending cuts to Medicaid DSH for two years (those cuts are temporarily suspended through January 19); introduce site-neutral payments for drug administration services [...]

joe2023-12-07T21:50:17-05:00December 7, 2023|340b, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Congress, COVID-19, health equity, hospitals, Medicaid, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicaid DSH allotments, Medicaid regulations, Medicare, Medicare regulations, Medicare reimbursement policy|