CMS Continues to Push Price Transparency Forward
In August, SDAHO shared an article on Price Transparency Rule:Â Strategic Considerations for Hospitals which included an on-demand webinar regarding...
CMS to Expand Ambulance Program Integrity Payment Model Nationwide
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it will expand the Medicare Prior Authorization Model for...
CMS Announces $165 Million in Supplemental Funding for States Operating MFP Programs
​The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced $165 million in supplemental funding to states currently operating Money Follows...
HHS Releases Notice on Provider Relief Fund Reporting Requirements
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on September 19th released a notice outlining reporting requirements for providers that received Provider Relief...
CMS Seeks Comment on SNF Healthcare-Associated Infections Measures
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) is seeking input...
COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Strategy
Operation Warp Speed (OWS) is a partnership among components of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and...
CMS Releases Guidance on Value-Based Care Opportunities in Medicaid
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new State Medicaid Director's Letter to states encouraging states to...
FY2021 Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System and Long Term Care Acute Care Hospital Final...
On September 2, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule for acute care and...
HHS releases Rural Action Plan
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the Rural Action Plan on September 3. The Rural...
Rural Crosswalk: CMS Flexibilities to Fight COVID-19
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a summary of all current COVID-19-related waivers and...
