CMS Releases CHIP & BHP Final Rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced the final rule (CMS-2421-F2) aimed at simplifying Medicaid, Children’s...
Report U.S. Smallpox Readiness Needs Improvement
A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine highlights the need for the U.S. to...
CDC Releases Guide to Improve Healthcare Workforce Wellbeing
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) released an evidence-informed...
New Funding Opportunity! Opioid-Impacted Family Support Program
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released a new Notice of Funding Opportunity to increase the behavioral health...
Change Healthcare Cyberattack: CMS Releases Guidance on Medicaid Flexibilities
On March 15, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an informational bulletin outlining actions states can...
State Maternal Health Innovation Funding Opportunity Deadline to Apply is April 2, 2024
The opportunity to apply for funding under the State Maternal Health Innovation (State MHI) program is underway now with...
March 31 Deadline for Hospice and SNF Update of Managing Employees
LeadingAge reminder that effective January 1, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) published the calendar year (CY)...
CMS Ends Hospice VBID Demonstration Project
According to Hospice News, “The U.S. Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services will end the hospice component of the...
CMS Announces Flexibilities in Response to Change Healthcare Attack
The American Hospital Association (AHA) shared that the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) have announced new measures...
FDA Approves Combo Test for Flu, COVID-19; Alerts Providers to Medical Device Risks
On Thursday, the FDA issued an EUA for SEKISUI Diagnostics, LLC’s OSOM Flu SARS-CoV-2 Combo Home Test, a single...