Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities and Long-term Care Hospitals Provider Preview Reports
Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRF) and Long-term Care Hospitals (LTCH) provider preview reports are based on quality data submitted between Q1 2019 and Q4 2019....
Coronavirus Public Health Emergency Expiration on July 25 Set for Extension
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and Vice President Mike Pence have indicated to governors the Trump administration's plan to extend the...
CMS Creates New Office for Burden Reduction
On June 23rd, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the creation of a new office, the Office of Burden Reduction and...
Ruling Requires Transparency for Hospitals and Insurers
On June 23, a federal judge upheld the new mandate requiring hospitals to publish the secret rates they negotiate with health insurers. U.S. District...
Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act Provides Flexibility in CAH Designation
The Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act would benefit hospitals by updating the Medicare Critical Access Hospital rules to give states the authority to designate...
MedPAC Releases its June 2020 Report to Congress
Annually in June the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) reports on issues affecting the Medicare program as well as broader changes in health care...
MACPAC June Report
On June 15, the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) released its 2020 report to Congress on Medicaid and CHIP. The report...
VA Integrates Emergency Care Notification
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has established a national emergency care contact center to simplify the emergency care notification process. The Community Care Centralized Notification Center is...
Updated Guidance on COVID-19 Related to 340B
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) updated its guidance related to COVID-19 for 340B hospitals registering outpatient sites. HRSA is allowing 340B hospitals...
HHS Requesting Additional Data from Hospitals for Hotspot Distributions
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it is planning to distribute an addition $10 billion in CARES Act funds to...
