HHS Fact Sheet: Telehealth Flexibilities and Resources and the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
As the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or the Department) continues the process of transitioning away from...
Two CMS Memos for Nursing Homes Set to Expire May 11
On May 8, 2023, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released two revised memos QSO-20-38-NH and QSO-20-39-NH...
CMS Issues New Guidance & Changes to Coverage for the Expiration of the COVID-19...
On May 1, 2023, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a 23-page memo, QSO-23-13-ALL, for all...
South Dakota Health Systems Come Together to Protect 340B
The 340B drug pricing program is critical to ensuring patients with low incomes and those living in rural areas...
CMS Announces Changes to Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Process
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today announced changes to its enforcement process for the hospital price transparency...
New AHA Report Finds Financial Challenges Mount for Hospitals & Health Systems Putting Access...
The American Hospital Association (AHA) released a new report that details the extraordinary financial pressures continuing to affect hospitals and health...
AHA Advocacy Update: Healthcare Workforce
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has been busy advocating on the healthcare workforce front. This week AHA issued a...
Hospitals and Health Plans Posting Machine-Readable Price Transparency Data
About 84% of hospitals had posted a machine-readable file containing rate information by the end of first-quarter 2023, up...
CMS Proposes Policies to Improve Patient Safety and Promote Health Equity
In a recent press release the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule for inpatient...
Recent CMS Updates: Changes and Rules
Effective April 27 Changes to Medicare Discharge Appeal Forms
On January 23, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services (CMS)...
