Senate votes to conference farm bill
Via voice vote Tuesday night, the Senate moved the farm bill (H.R. 2) to conference committee. The next step...
CMS releases SNF final rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on July 31 issued a final rule (CMS-1696-F) outlining fiscal year...
Senate holds hearing on reducing administrative burden in health care
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee yesterday held the third in a series of hearings on...
OSHA proposes rule change that will limit reported information for some
In a proposed rule released for public inspection on July 27, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is...
CMS rule proposes site neutral payments, extends 340B cuts
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its proposed rule on the calendar year 2019 outpatient prospective...
House passes Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA)
The amendment to the Public Health Service Act (H.R. 1676) to increase the number of permanent faculty in palliative...
CMS reinstates risk adjustment payments
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that the agency says clarifies its methodology...
Suicide prevention hotline one step closer to 3-digit phone number
The House this week voted 379-1 to pass H.R. 2345 (115), a bill that aims to overhaul the National...
House passes bill to eliminate medical device tax
On a vote of 283-132, the House passed H.R. 184 (115), a bill which will permanently eliminate the 2.3...
Senate confirms Wilkie as VA secretary
In a 86-9 vote, the Senate confirmed Robert Wilkie as secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)....
