FCC to hold listening sessions on broadband use in health care
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Connect2Health Task Force has announced it will convene several virtual listening sessions over several weeks, starting the week of...
Procedural vote on health care reform expected today
Senate Republicans plan to hold a crucial vote today to begin debate on health care reform. The vote comes as the Senate Parliamentarian ruled...
Senate vote anticipated on ACA “Repeal” legislation
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has indicated he will bring to the Senate floor early next week a Motion to Proceed to a...
McConnell pulls ACA legislation; Repeal “only” option stalls
The long awaited Republican effort to repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act, (ACA) appears to have come to an end. Monday,...
DOL elects not to defend white collar overtime rule
In a court filing on June 30, 2017, the Department of Labor (DOL) under the Trump administration signaled that it would no longer defend...
New antimicrobial stewardship resource for critical access hospitals
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released a new antimicrobial stewardship resource for small and Critical Access Hospitals that was guided by providers in...
HHS Rocky Mountain Region Office presenting free training on HIPAA for small providers
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), Rocky Mountain Region, will be presenting FREE training on the Privacy,...
Senate Republicans release revised draft of BCRA
Today, the Senate Republican leadership unveiled a revised version of the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA). The estimated impact of the revisions by the...
CMS issues OPPS, PFS proposed rules for calendar year 2018
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the proposed rules updating the outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and physician fee schedule...
Debate resumes on BCRA; Senate delays recess
Congress is back in session this week and the Senate will delay their August recess by two weeks as work continues on health care...
