MedPAC recommends 1.25 percent update for FY2019 and replacing MIPS
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) convened on Jan. 11 and voted to recommend that hospitals receive a 1.25 percent FY2019 update to be...
House Republicans focus on another short-term spending CR
With the government funding deadline (Jan. 19) fast approaching and a shutdown looming, Republican House leaders on Tuesday night appeared to reach consensus on...
Join Sen. Rounds for a tele-townhall tonight at 8 p.m. CT
Sen. Rounds will be hosting a live, toll-free telephone townhall this evening. He would like to hear firsthand from South Dakotans to help him...
Sen. Rounds to participate in rural health care discussion on Jan. 17
Sen. Mike Rounds will join the discussion on how to better understand the challenges and opportunities rural communities face with health care delivery and...
CMS releases Medicaid guidelines for work requirements
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released guidelines outlining criteria that states need to follow when applying for waivers to add...
AHA and other litigants file appeal of 340B case
The American Hospital Association (AHA) and other litigants announced yesterday their intent to appeal the district court's recent decision dismissing the lawsuit that sought to prevent...
Congress grapples with how to fund the government; multiple issues remain unresolved
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives joined their counterparts in the Senate returning to work this week. A high priority continues to be...
Congress returns to work; uncertainty remains for government funding
As the second session of the 115th Congress begins, the Senate is in session this week and the House will return to work next...
CMS relaxes financial penalties against nursing homes
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued new guidelines reversing policies put in place under President Obama scaling back the use...
340B reductions effective Jan. 1; AHA pursues legal and legislative options
Proposed reductions to the 340B program became effective on Jan. 1, following a ruling late last week in federal district court to grant the...
