Ways and Means Committee proposes cuts to critical rural programs
The House Ways and Means Committee has reached a bipartisan agreement to reauthorize several Medicare “Extenders” that recently expired or are set to expire...
Open enrollment strong; ends December 15
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has reported higher than normal health plan enrollment numbers during the first two weeks of the...
Senate moves to include repeal of individual mandate
Senate Republican leaders have proposed repealing the individual mandate as required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by incorporating a provision into the latest...
340B strategy has a “two-pronged” approach
Litigation:
On Monday, the American Hospital Association (AHA), along with five other Associations and hospitals filed a federal lawsuit in U.S. District Court for...
Azar nominated as HHS secretary
Yesterday President Trump nominated Alex Azar as the next Health and Human Services secretary, following Tom Price, M.D., who resigned on Sept. 29. Azar...
SDAHO supports Rounds’ IHS audit bill
On Nov. 8 the Senate Indian Affairs Committee held a hearing on U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds’ Indian Health Services (IHS) Assessment legislation, S.465. Sen....
Republicans release tax reform legislation
Kevin Brady (R-TX), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, introduced H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, late last week. The...
Verma speaks to Medicaid directors on vision to improve program
At the National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) Fall Conference in Arlington, Virginia, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma discussed...
House passes bill to extend CHIP, Medicaid DSH relief
Last week the House voted to pass the Championing Healthy Kids Acts of 2017 (H.R.3922) that included a five-year extension of funding for the...
Home health final rule released
In the home health final rule released on Wednesday, CMS discontinued its plans to move forward with the home health groupings model, which would have resulted in...
