Congress extends VA Choice program
With bipartisan support, the House of Representatives approved legislation (S. 544) extending the Veterans Choice Program on Wednesday following...
Health groups urge Senate to pass opioids bill
More than 200 health groups from across the country signed a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and...
CMS Issues New Visitation Guidance for Hospitals
On June 26, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released updated guidance on visitation for patients testing negative...
SAM.gov Unique Entity ID Effective April 2022
Is your organization registered in SAM.gov (System for Award Management)? If so, then you need to be aware of...
CMS offering training for Phase 1 Implementation of new nursing home regulations
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is developing online training for Regional Offices (RO), State Survey Agencies...
Save America’s Rural Hospitals Act Advocacy Campaign
We urge your support for the bipartisan Save America’s Rural Hospitals Act, H.R. 6400. This legislation introduced by Representative...
Congress makes New Rural Emergency Hospital Designation
The Consolidated Appropriation Act, 2021 included legislation establishing a rural emergency hospital (REH) designation under the Medicare program. The...
Surgeon General Advisory Targets Youth Mental Health Crisis
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, M.D., released an Advisory on Protecting Youth Mental Health, which calls for a “a whole-of-society...
HEROES Act
On May 15, the United Stated House of Representatives passed the latest round of emergency funding for the COVID-19...
Emergency Triage, Treat & Transport (ET3) Model
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Fact sheet released Feb 14, 2019.
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation’s (Innovation...
