CMS Seeks Comment on SNF Healthcare-Associated Infections Measures
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) is seeking input on measure specifications for Healthcare-Associated...
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),...
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 advance value-based care (VBC) across...
FY2021 Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System and Long Term Care Acute Care Hospital Final...
On September 2, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule for acute care and long term care hospitals. The...
HHS releases Rural Action Plan
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the Rural Action Plan on September 3. The Rural Action Plan, the first HHS-wide assessment...
Rural Crosswalk: CMS Flexibilities to Fight COVID-19
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a summary of all current COVID-19-related waivers and flexibilities. The document highlights COVID-19...
HHS Provider Incentive Plan for COVID-19 Funding
On September 3, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced details on incentives that will be used to pay nursing homes from...
CMS Issues New Laboratory and Hospital COVID-19 Reporting Requirements
On August 25, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released an interim final rule related to additional policy and regulatory provisions in response...
CMS releases report on Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring for Treatment for Substance Use...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final Report to Congress entitled, “Reducing Barriers to Using Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring for...
HHS Again Extends Provider Bailout Deadline as Applications Lag
The Trump administration is again extending a key deadline for health care providers to seek coronavirus bailout funding, with applications from safety net providers...
