AHA Webinar on Draft Guidance
As a follow to a previous SDAHO story​ regarding CMS's issued draft guidance regarding co-location or space-sharing arrangements between hospitals and other providers.  The AHA will be...
More Than 300 Members of Congress Sign Bipartisan Letter Urging Delay of Medicaid Disproportionate...
A total of 302 members, including Rep. Dusty Johnson ​of Congress signed on to a bipartisan House letter urging Congress to delay cuts to...
Improvements Announced for Medicare RAC Program
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced
several improvements to the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Program,
seeking to reduce providers’ burden by better...
CMS retreats on Medicare Part D protected classes changes
Politico Pro's Sarah Karlin-Smith
CMS significantly walked back plans to let Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage plans limit coverage of drugs in six categories...
Rural Access to Hospice Act Introduced
The bipartisan Rural Access to Hospice Act (S. 1190/H.R. 2594) will fix a technical glitch to ensure seniors can access hospice care and choose...
H.R. 2573 and S. 433 Introduced to Address PDGM Concerns
The house and senate bills specifically address reforms made in the Patient Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), a payment model proposed by the Centers for...
CMS Issues Guidance on Hospital Space-Sharing Arrangements
CMS issued draft
guidance regarding co-location or space-sharing arrangements between
hospitals and other providers. The draft guidance would allow hospitals to
share entrances, public areas, hallways, waiting...
CMS Issues Draft Guidance on Ligature Risk
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has
issued draft
revised guidance to clarify its ligature risk policies for psychiatric
hospitals and psychiatric hospital units.
The draft...
CMS Releases FFY 2020 IPPS Proposed Rule
This week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its federal fiscal year (FFY) 2020 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) proposed rule....
CMS Primary Care Initiative
On April 22, 2019 the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced the CMS Primary Cares Initiative that will provide primary care practices...
