CMS extends LVA settlement deadline
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) has announced that the deadline to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) for the Low Volume Appeals...
Medicaid provider fee schedule updated
The South Dakota Department of Social Services (DSS) has updated the Medicaid fee schedules according to House Bill (HB) 1320, the General Appropriations Act....
Judge directs AHA to help construct Medicare appeal backlog solutions
A federal judge in the District of Columbia has asked the American Hospital Association (AHA) for recommendations on how the Department of Health and...
Shulkin ousted from VA secretary position; Jackson next in line
Pictured is Ronny L. Jackson, M.D.
David Shulkin was removed from his position Wednesday as secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the U.S....
Congress recesses after passing appropriations act
With the passage into law of Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, Congress completed work on the $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill that funds the...
AHA annual meeting set for May 6-9
Registration is now open for the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) annual membership meeting on May 6-9 in Washington, D.C. Click here for more information...
Congress passes $1.3 trillion spending bill
Early this morning, the U.S. Senate approved a $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill (H.R. 1625). The legislation provides funding for the federal government through...
House passes “right to try” bill
The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5247, the controversial “right to try” bill, on Wednesday by a vote of 267-149 after failing in...
Redfield named as new director of CDC
Robert Redfield, M.D., was named earlier this week as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Administrator of the...
Congress struggles to finalize spending levels; pass omnibus legislation
With the government funding deadline set for this Friday, leadership from the Senate and House met this morning to iron out the remaining differences...
