House Ways and Means Committee

Federal Health Policy Update for April 3

The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for March 27 to April 3. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Proposed and Final CMS Medicare Regulations Proposed FY 2027 Medicare Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities Payment Rule CMS has published a proposed rule updating Medicare payment policies and rates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRF) under its IRF prospective payment system and updating the IRF quality reporting program for FY 2027. CMS proposes updating FY 2027 IRF rates by 2.4 percent based on a market basket update of 3.2 percent less a proposed [...]

joe2026-04-03T13:22:10-04:00April 3, 2026|Accountable Care Organization, ACO, Alternative payment models, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMMI, Congress, Medicaid, Medicare regulations, Medicare reimbursement policy|

Ways and Means Establishes Rural Health Task Force

The House Ways and Means Committee has established a new “Rural and Underserved Communities Health Task Force.” The purpose of the task force, according to a committee news release, will be to … convene members and experts to discuss the challenges of delivering health care in rural and underserved areas, and explore holistic bipartisan policy options that could improve outcomes and care in these communities. The task force will have bipartisan leadership. Learn more about the task force, its members, its objectives, and how it intends to proceed with this work in this Ways and Means Committee news release.

iqtsupport2019-07-19T06:00:16-04:00July 19, 2019|Congress|

Ways and Means Releases Red Tape Report

The House Ways and Means Committee has released a report detailing its efforts to date to reduce red tape in the delivery of health care and to present steps it might take in the future to continue with that process. In the first stage of its red tape project, Ways and Means solicited stakeholder input and heard from nearly 300 stakeholder groups. Next, it hosted roundtable discussions with various groups to review the issues they raised. Now, following publication of its report, the committee plans to work in consultation with the administration to advance legislation to address some of the [...]

iqtsupport2018-09-05T06:00:30-04:00September 5, 2018|Uncategorized|