HHS Releases First Annual Report on No Surprises Act Implementation
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) recently released the first annual report on...
340B Remedy Proposed Rule Released
Following last year’s unanimous Supreme Court decision in favor of the AHA and others, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently issued...
South Dakota Featured in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Media Announcement
The United States Department of Health and Human Services released a press release on June 30, 2023, announcing South Dakota is the 39th state...
HRSA Extends HPSA Transition Time for Jurisdictions, Facilities Facing Loss of Designation
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) June 30 issued a notice on health professional shortage area (HPSA) designations, announcing that it will extend the transition...
CMS Announces New Details of Plan to Cover New Alzheimer’s Drugs
CMS announces new details of plan to cover new Alzheimer’s drugs. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is releasing new details about...
HHS Announces Nearly $9 Million to Increase the Number of Substance Use Disorder Clinicians...
​In a recent press release from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) nearly...
HHS Alerts Health Sector to New Ransomware Threat
The Department of Health and Human Services alerted the health sector to a recent ransomware attack on a U.S. cancer center that reduced cancer...
Patient Length of Stay Requirement Resumed for Critical Access Hospitals
​​During the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services waived the annual average 96-hour patient length-of-stay requirement for critical access...
CMS Issues Requirements for Hospital Discharges to Post-Acute Care Providers
​On June 6, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released memo number QSO-23-16-Hospitals reminding state agencies, accrediting organizations and hospitals of the...
Ensuring Seniors’ Access to Quality Care Act
SDAHO and LeadingAge have been working for several years to address the federal Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) training lock-out penalty in nursing homes. On...
