2019 Federal Poverty Guidelines Issued
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services poverty guidelines for 2019 have been released and are effective as of Jan. 11. Publication of...
Federal Committee Hearings Update
Senate Finance Committee kicks off next week with a hearing to look at drug pricing, “Drug Pricing in America: A Prescription for Change, Part...
Federal Government Stalemate Continues
The partial federal government shutdown now enters the 4th week and the second missed paycheck for government workers. The House and the Senate continue...
CMS Rural Health Open Door Forum
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) held the Rural Health Open Door Forum on Thursday, January 24, 2019. The Rural Health Open Door...
340B Case Continues, AHA Outlines Medicare Appeals Instructions for Hospitals
On Dec. 27, 2018, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued an order in favor of the American Hospital Association (AHA) and...
CMS issues the proposed Payment Notice for the 2020 coverage year
On January 17, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the proposed annual Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for the 2020...
Federal Update
The Federal Government is still shut down and President Trump, the United States Senate and the United States House are still in stalemate. The...
Hospital Groups to Congress: Maintain Ban on Self-Referral to Physician-Owned Facilities
The American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Federation of American Hospitals (FAH) sent a joint letter to Congress urging them to oppose any legislation...
Federal Government Shutdown Update
The House voted 240-188 to clear a spending bill that would reopen the Treasury Department and the IRS, in addition to other agencies. Eight...
House passed Medicaid Extenders Bill
The House and the Senate passed the extensions late during the last session, but in different bills and they were never reconciled in conference...
