CMS extends comment deadline for SNF advance notice of proposed rulemaking
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended the comment period for its advance notice of proposed rulemaking on potential revisions to the skilled nursing facility payment system.
AHA introduces letter to improve IV saline shortage
As a part of the ongoing efforts to address the IV saline shortage, the American Hospital Association (AHA) has...
Updated: FDA Commissioner Gottlieb to step-down.
POLITICO: Adriel Bettelheim, Sarah Karlin-Smith, Sarah Owermohle, Helena Bottemiller Evich and Alice Miranda Ollstein contributed to this report.
FDA...
HHS Provider Relief Fund Portal Open until October 26
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced an additional opportunity to apply for both Provider...
CMS seeking feedback on EVV implementation
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a national call on Nov. 7 from 1 to...
CMS Releases Guidance on Value-Based Care Opportunities in Medicaid
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new State Medicaid Director's Letter to states encouraging states to...
CMS Releases Guidance Implementing CARES Act Provisions
From American Hospital Association (AHA)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) yesterday released new guidance implementing several provisions...
Big Things Happening with Health Care, Workforce & Licensure
In 2017, the US Department of Labor announced a grant award of $7.5 million to the National Conference of...
Indian Health Service Continues to Let Down Tribal Members
By U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) Feb. 15, 2019
Tribal
members have been in the midst of a government-induced health...
H.R. 2573 and S. 433 Introduced to Address PDGM Concerns
The house and senate bills specifically address reforms made in the Patient Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), a payment model...
