CMS Vaccination Guidance on Hold for South Dakota, but Effective in Minnesota
​​South Dakota and surrounding states (Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, Wyoming and Montana) are currently excluded from enforcement of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid...
Opioid Treatment Programs: New Information for 2022
​The Calendar Year (CY) 2022 Physician Fee Schedule final rule includes information for Medicare-enrolled Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs):
After the end of the COVID-19 public...
SAM.gov Unique Entity ID Effective April 2022
Is your organization registered in SAM.gov (System for Award Management)? If so, then you need to be aware of a change that goes into...
Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule Private Payor Data Reporting – Delayed until 2023
On December 10, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced the Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act delayed the Clinical...
MAP Workgroups to Discuss CMS Performance Measures Under Consideration
The Measure Applications Partnership (MAP) workgroups met virtually this week to discuss performance measures under consideration by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...
Surgeon General Advisory Targets Youth Mental Health Crisis
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, M.D., released an Advisory on Protecting Youth Mental Health, which calls for a “a whole-of-society effort to address longstanding challenges,...
SAMHSA Grants Available to Expand Overdose Prevention Programs
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grants available to expand overdose prevention programs. Primary and behavioral health organizations, state and local...
White House Holds Maternal Health Summit
On December 7, the White House hosted a summit to mark the first federal Maternal Health Day of Action. The summit highlighted actions the...
National Influenza Vaccination Week – There is Still Time to Protect Against Flu
The holidays are here, and while that means more opportunities for spreading cheer, there is also more opportunity for spreading flu and other respiratory...
Federal Court Halts CMS Vaccine Mandate Rule
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri on November 29, granted a preliminary injunction preventing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)...
