Low volume adjustment expires October 1, 2017 with $5M South Dakota impact
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) improved the low-volume adjustment for FYs 2011 and 2012, and MACRA extended the adjustment...
Senate HELP committee to hold bipartisan hearings
The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) will hold two hearings when Congress returns after...
Federal judge invalidates white collar overtime rule
On August 31, 2017, a Texas federal judge struck down the Obama administration’s controversial rule that nearly doubled the...
Submit comments on proposed cuts to Medicare Part B payment for 340B drugs
On July 13, in its 2018 hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
115th Congress returns with a daunting September schedule
Lawmakers returned to work this week facing a myriad of fast approaching deadlines involving significant issues that need to...
CMS issues training on emergency preparedness rule
CMS recently released an online training course for state survey agencies regarding emergency preparedness rule and enforcement. The course...
CMS survey guidance on definition of hospital
On September 6, CMS issued a Survey & Certification Memo to state survey agency directors to clarify guidance under...
CMS to host forum on IMPACT Act and care coordination
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will conduct a special open door forum on September 28 at...
Pace quickens related to health care legislative proposals
Senate Republicans continued to press forward related to important health care issues, as the number of legislative days dwindle...
Senate vote on new ACA legislation anticipated next week
The Senate appears to be moving toward a potential vote next week on new legislation recently introduced by Sens....
