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...
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...
