340B strategy has a “two-pronged” approach
Litigation:
On Monday, the American Hospital Association (AHA), along with five other Associations and hospitals filed a federal lawsuit...
Azar nominated as HHS secretary
Yesterday President Trump nominated Alex Azar as the next Health and Human Services secretary, following Tom Price, M.D., who...
SDAHO supports Rounds’ IHS audit bill
On Nov. 8 the Senate Indian Affairs Committee held a hearing on U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds’ Indian Health Services...
Republicans release tax reform legislation
Kevin Brady (R-TX), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, introduced H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs...
Verma speaks to Medicaid directors on vision to improve program
At the National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) Fall Conference in Arlington, Virginia, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...
House passes bill to extend CHIP, Medicaid DSH relief
Last week the House voted to pass the Championing Healthy Kids Acts of 2017 (H.R.3922) that included a five-year...
Home health final rule released
In the home health final rule released on Wednesday, CMS discontinued its plans to move forward with the home health groupings...
115th Congress works to advance important legislative issues
The 115th Congress continues to work on a number of important legislative issues with plans to advance for consideration...
Trump declares opioid epidemic a national public health emergency
Today President Trump declared the opioid epidemic a national public health emergency under federal law. In doing so, this...
Federal judge denies states’ efforts to stop Trump’s executive order
A federal judge on Wednesday did not rule in 19 states’ favor to stop the Trump administration from ending...