Facility reported incidents final report: interpretation change
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has provided guidance that CMS now interprets the “ within 5 working days” of final reports...
Administration rescinds memo pausing federal grants, loans and other financial assistance programs
The White House Office of Management and Budget Jan. 29 rescinded a memo it issued two days earlier directing federal agencies to temporarily pause federal grants,...
Trump administration temporarily pauses government health communications
On January 21, communications from health agencies, including the FDA, HHS, CMS, CDC, and NIH, were halted. According to a report from The Washington...
HRSA accepting applications for rural maternity and obstetrics program
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is currently accepting applications for its four-year Rural Maternity and...
CMS announces increase in accountable care relationships
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Jan. 15 that 53.4% of people with Traditional Medicare are in an accountable care relationship with a provider,...
HHS, DEA release rules related to telemedicine prescribing of controlled substances
The Department of Health and Human Services and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) published a series of rules Jan. 15 related to telemedicine prescribing of...
Rural Hospital Stabilization Program – First cohort applications are due Wednesday, January 15
The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) is pleased to support the Rural Hospital Stabilization Program (RHSP), a new initiative designed to assist...
SAMHSA awards $1 million grants to 15 participants in Medicaid behavioral health program
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has awarded 14...
CFPB finalizes rule banning inclusion of medical debt on credit reports
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized a rule that will remove an estimated $49 billion in medical bills from the credit reports of about 15...
HHS awards $306 million in Avian Flu monitoring and preparedness funding
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it would award $306 million dollars to continue its H5N1 Avian Flu response. While...
