CMS Proposes Changes, Extension of Comprehensive Care Joint Replacement Model
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a proposed rule that would make changes to the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement...
HHS Updates Provider Relief Fund Reporting Requirements
​Citing pressure from healthcare providers, provider organizations, and members of Congress, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a change to...
House approves opioid legislation
The U.S. House of Representatives on Sept. 28 voted 393-8 to approve final opioid legislation (H.R. 6). A House-Senate agreement would allow states to...
CMS Releases IRF Proposed Rule FY2020
On April 4 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule for the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) prospective payment system...
CMS Issues Updated Guidance for Providing Non-emergent, Non-COVID-19 Health Care
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued updated guidance on providing essential non-COVID-19 care to patients without symptoms of COVID-19 in regions...
Senate Votes to Extend Medicare Sequester Relief
On March 25, 2021, the Senate passed by 90-2 vote to extend Medicare sequester relief until the end of 2021, temporarily eliminating the 2%...
HHS Issue Guidance on HIPAA and Vaccines in the Workplace
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) recently issued guidance to help the public understand when the Health Insurance...
Trump’s Ambitious Plan to Overhaul the Drug Purchasing System
PoliticoPro: By Sarah Karlin-Smith and Sarah Owermohle
The Trump administration on Thursday proposed an ambitious overhaul of the drug purchasing system in its latest bid...
COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Strategy
Operation Warp Speed (OWS) is a partnership among components of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Defense (DoD),...
CDC Strengthens COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations for Pregnant Women
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is advising people who are pregnant, breastfeeding or contemplating pregnancy to get vaccinated against COVID-19, citing...
