CMS issues QRP non-compliance notices for post-acute care providers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has notified post-acute care facilities - inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRF), long-term...
Kavanaugh nominated to Supreme Court
Judge Brett Kavanaugh, who currently sits on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, has...
New acting administrator of DEA named
Uttam Dhillon has been named as the new acting administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) replacing Robert Patterson,...
CMS puts hold on risk adjustment payments
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on July 7 announced it would halt almost $10.5 billion in...
Senate passes farm bill
The Senate passed its version of the farm bill, S. 3042, by a vote of 86-11, clearing the way...
Feds announce $2B health care fraud takedown
The U.S. Department of Justice announced June 28 the largest ever health care fraud enforcement action involving 601 charged...
Congress continues to address the challenge of rising drug prices
On Tuesday, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on strategies to reduce prescription drug costs and encourage innovation...
Farm bill deliberations shift to the Senate
With hopes of getting a farm bill by summer’s end, the Senate is moving forward with “bipartisan” legislation with...
CMS launches new audit initiatives for Medicaid
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Tuesday it plans to move forward with a series of...
Proposed government reorganization will touch many
Last week the Trump administration released a proposal to shrink government and reorganize how services are delivered. The proposal...