Senate Special Committee on Aging holds hearing on disaster preparedness
In the wake of nursing home resident deaths following Hurricane Irma and pictures of Houston-area assisted living residents who...
President Trump takes administrative action undermining the ACA
Late last week, President Trump brought forward executive action that threatens to undermine coverage provided under the Affordable Care...
Rural Health Care Services Outreach Program accepting applications
The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) has announced that it will be accepting applications for its Rural...
No shortage of issues on radar of health care providers
Federal Legislative Calendar
October 23 is the beginning of a four-week work period. Both Houses are in this week,...
Federal judge denies states’ efforts to stop Trump’s executive order
A federal judge on Wednesday did not rule in 19 states’ favor to stop the Trump administration from ending...
Trump declares opioid epidemic a national public health emergency
Today President Trump declared the opioid epidemic a national public health emergency under federal law. In doing so, this...
115th Congress works to advance important legislative issues
The 115th Congress continues to work on a number of important legislative issues with plans to advance for consideration...
Home health final rule released
In the home health final rule released on Wednesday, CMS discontinued its plans to move forward with the home health groupings...
House passes bill to extend CHIP, Medicaid DSH relief
Last week the House voted to pass the Championing Healthy Kids Acts of 2017 (H.R.3922) that included a five-year...
Verma speaks to Medicaid directors on vision to improve program
At the National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) Fall Conference in Arlington, Virginia, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...
