Hospice CARE Act 2024
Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon) is drafting the Hospice Care, Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (CARE) Act of 2024. According to a note from Leading Age,...
Medical Records Request Scam: Watch out for Phishing
According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), they identified phishing scams for medical records. This may include scammers faxing you fraudulent medical...
CMS Updates Guidance for LTC Facility Assessment Requirements
On June 18, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) released the revised guidance for the Long-Term Care Facility Assessment regulation (QSO-24-13-NH), as part...
CMS to close program addressing Medicare funding issues resulting from Change Healthcare cyberattack
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that payments under the Accelerated and Advance Payment (AAP) Program for the Change Healthcare/Optum Payment...
Cybersecurity Resources from Microsoft and Google to Assist Rural Hospitals
Microsoft and Google are teaming up to offer free or discounted cybersecurity services to rural hospitals in the United States. This initiative, launched in...
CMS Releases 2023-2032 National Health Expenditure Projections
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Office of the Actuary has released projections of National Health Expenditures (NHE) and health insurance enrollment...
Telehealth Flexibility Extension Helps Hospice and Palliative Care Among Others
According to a recently published article in Hospice News, even after the public health emergency ended, 61% of patients with cancer preferred to receive...
CMS launches new option for individuals to report potential violations of the Emergency Medical...
Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched a new option on CMS.gov to allow individuals to more easily file an Emergency...
ASPR Releases Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Hospital Preparedness Program Cooperative Agreement
SPR is pleased to announce the release of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 – 2028 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Hospital Preparedness...
HHS announces national strategy to improve maternal mental health care
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the release of a national strategy today, with recommendations developed by the Task Force on...
