Veterans choice appropriations bill signed by the president

President Trump signed into law the VA Choice and Quality Employment Act of 2017 last week. The legislation provides...

Senate adjourns; uncertainty persists for CSR payments

The Senate adjourned late last week for their August recess after proposals to repeal and partially replace the Affordable...
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CMS finalizes payment and quality rules for post-acute providers

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued three final rules outlining 2018 Medicare payment rates for...
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Explanation of special status calculation for Quality Payment Program (QPP)

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has introduced new information on qpp.cms.gov that indicates whether clinicians have...
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Final rule released for FY2018 Medicare inpatient payments (IPPS)

On Aug. 2, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule to update the hospital...
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FY 2018 LTCH PPS Medicare fee-for-service final rule released

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released its final rule to update the Medicare fee-for-service long-term...

Inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPF) payment update issued for FY 2018

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a notice updating the Medicare fee-for-service payment rates for...

What is next for health care reform efforts?

For now, it appears the Republican led effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will be set aside...
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CMS proposes Medicaid DSH reduction methodology

CMS released a proposed rule on July 28th that delineates a methodology for implementing the Affordable Care Act aggregate...

Ways and Means Committee seeks provider feedback on regulatory relief

In the midst of Senate activity last week with the ACA repeal bill, Ways and Means Health Subcommittee chairman...

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