115th Congress works to advance important legislative issues
The 115th Congress continues to work on a number of important legislative issues with plans to advance for consideration prior to the end of...
Trump declares opioid epidemic a national public health emergency
Today President Trump declared the opioid epidemic a national public health emergency under federal law. In doing so, this directs executive agencies to use...
Federal judge denies states’ efforts to stop Trump’s executive order
A federal judge on Wednesday did not rule in 19 states’ favor to stop the Trump administration from ending the cost-sharing reduction (CSR) subsidies....
No shortage of issues on radar of health care providers
Federal Legislative Calendar
October 23 is the beginning of a four-week work period. Both Houses are in this week, next week, and the week...
Rural Health Care Services Outreach Program accepting applications
The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) has announced that it will be accepting applications for its Rural Health Care Services Outreach Program...
President Trump takes administrative action undermining the ACA
Late last week, President Trump brought forward executive action that threatens to undermine coverage provided under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
The first was an...
Senate Special Committee on Aging holds hearing on disaster preparedness
In the wake of nursing home resident deaths following Hurricane Irma and pictures of Houston-area assisted living residents who were photographed sitting in waist-deep...
HIPAA and patient privacy in situations of crisis
In light of the recent mass shooting in Las Vegas, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued reminder information about instances in...
New Medicare cards are coming!
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will soon be issuing every Medicare beneficiary a new Medicare card. The new card will not include...
Legislative priorities post ACA
With the decision to abandon further efforts to repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Congress is shifting their attention to...
