Study: Diabetes increasing among U.S. youth
The estimated number of U.S. residents under age 20 with type 1 diabetes increased 45% from 2001 to 2017 to 215 per 100,000, while...
President signs opioid bill
President Trump on Oct. 24 signed into law a sweeping 660-page bipartisan opioid package, H.R. 6 (115), that bundles dozens of bills aimed at...
HHS Announces Formation of Quality Summit
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan recently announced the formation of the Quality Summit (QS), which will bring together...
CMS Releases No Surprises Act Part II Interim Final Rule
The Office of Personnel Management, and the departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury, issued an interim Final Rule on October 7...
CMS Issues FFY 2020 Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS Proposed Rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
released its proposed
rule for the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2020 inpatient psychiatric facility
(IPF) prospective payment system (PPS).
CMS...
Bipartisan Policy Center Releases April 2020 Report
Rural hospitals are at risk of closure. Profit margins are too thin to sustain this crisis and immediate legislative and regulatory actions are needed...
HHS Requesting Additional Data from Hospitals for Hotspot Distributions
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it is planning to distribute an addition $10 billion in CARES Act funds to...
Registration Open for Provider Relief Fund Recipients of Payments Exceeding $10,000
Recipients of Provider Relief Fund (PRF) payments exceeding $10,000 in aggregate must register in the Provider Relief Fund Reporting Portal. At present, there is no...
HRSA Webinar Oct. 21 on Applying for COVID-19 Relief Funds
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will host the last in a series of webinar sessions on how to apply for a portion...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Interoperability & Patient Access Proposed Rules.
On February 11, 2019, CMS issued a proposed rule supporting its MyHealthEData initiative to improve patient access and advance electronic data exchange and care...
