CMS seeking feedback on EVV implementation
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a national call on Nov. 7 from 1 to...
Regulatory update: Medicare claims hold FY 2019 IPPS and LTCH
The Oct. 2 Federal Register contained a correction to the final inpatient and long term acute prospective payment rules...
Proposed DOL rule seeks to improve CNA workforce shortage by changing lift requirements
The Department of Labor (DOL) on Sept. 27 published a proposed rule in the Federal Register that would allow...
VA adding opioid antidote to defibrillator cabinets
Veterans Affairs (VA) buildings across the country will soon have naloxone, a prescription drug used to reverse an opioid...
FDA seizes documents from e-cig maker Juul
In a continuing effort to crack down on underage vaping, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unexpectedly seized over...
Call to action: 340B good stewardship initiative
In light of significant legislative, administrative and media activity related to the 340B drug pricing program, the American Hospital...
House letter urging CMS to reconsider OPPS site-neutral cuts now collecting signatures
Reps. Peter Roskam (R-IL), chair of the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, and Mike Thompson (D-CA), are asking their...
President signs funding legislation
President Trump on Sept. 28 signed a spending package into law that averted a government shutdown, at least for...
Farm bill expires with no new legislation in place
The 2014 farm bill expired at midnight Sept. 30 with Congress nowhere near a compromise needed to pass the...
Legislation introduced to end mandatory CNA training lockouts
A bill to end the mandatory Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) training lockout for skilled nursing facilities was introduced Sept....
