HHS Distributes First Nursing Home Infection Control Incentive Payment
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it will distribute $333 million in first round performance payments to over 10,000...
Urge Congress to Support Home Health Telehealth Reimbursement
The Home Health Emergency Access to Telehealth (HEAT) Act was introduced on a bipartisan, bicameral basis by Senators Collins (R-ME) and Cardin (D-MD) and...
Ransomware Targeting the Healthcare and Public Health Sector
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) held a...
HHS Updates Provider Relief Fund Reporting Requirements
Citing pressure from healthcare providers, provider organizations, and members of Congress, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a change to...
HRSA Releases 2019-2020 Report on Health Equity
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released the HRSA 2019-2020 Health Equity Report: Special Feature on Housing and Health Inequalities on October 14, 2020. The...
CMS launches New Hospital Price Transparency Website
Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new website to assist hospitals with meeting the requirements of the FY2020...
New Repayment Terms for Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expanded the existing Accelerated and Advance Payments Program to Medicare Part A providers and Part B...
Executive Order on Saving Lives Through Increased Support For Mental and Behavioral Health
On October 5, President Trump issued an executive order creating a cabinet-level working group,The Coronavirus Mental Health Working Group, to facilitate an “all-of-government” response...
State Medicaid Programs Required to Cover Medication Assisted Treatment Effective October 1, 2020
The SUPPORT Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-271) amended the Social Security Act to require state Medicaid programs to provide coverage for Medication Assisted Treatment...
HRSA Rural Health Care Service Outreach Program Application Open
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will make 60 awards with total funding of $12.75 million to enhance the delivery of health care...
