HHS releases strategic plan draft; seeks input
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has provided a draft of its FY 2018 – 2022 Strategic Plan for comments. The draft is a...
CHRONIC Care Act and RAISE Family Caregivers Act pass the Senate
While the majority of people were watching the updates on the Graham-Cassidy bill last week, the Senate was voting on other bills of interest...
CMS issues revised S-10 reporting instructions
CMS issued new and revised instructions for charity care and bad debt data reported by hospitals on worksheet S-10 of the Medicare Cost Report....
CMS seeks comments on new direction for CMMI
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a request for information seeking stakeholder input on potential new models that could be...
Senate vote on Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson abandoned
The Senate will not vote this week on the Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson proposal to repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the proposal’s sponsors...
SD congressional letter requests CMS remove proposed cuts to 340B program
The South Dakota congressional delegation joined together in requesting the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to remove proposed cuts to the 340B...
Make your voice heard on the Graham-Cassidy bill
It appears likely that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is planning to bring the Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson proposed legislation that would repeal and replace parts...
Senate vote on new ACA legislation anticipated next week
The Senate appears to be moving toward a potential vote next week on new legislation recently introduced by Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Bill Cassidy...
Pace quickens related to health care legislative proposals
Senate Republicans continued to press forward related to important health care issues, as the number of legislative days dwindle prior to the end of...
CMS to host forum on IMPACT Act and care coordination
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will conduct a special open door forum on September 28 at 1:00 p.m. (CST) to provide...
