CMS provides clarification on Medicaid work requirements
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma yesterday indicated that the agency could consider states' applications to implement Medicaid work...
CMS encourages eligible suppliers to participate in expanded Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in April expanded the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP), a national performance-based payment model offering a...
Updated: CMS proposes changes to empower patients and reduce administrative burden
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed changes to empower patients through better access to hospital price information, improve patients’ access to...
Senate advances opioid legislation
This week U.S. Senate and House committees are moving forward on legislation to address the nation’s opioid crisis. The Senate Health, Labor, Education and...
CMS proposes changes to empower patients and reduce administrative burden
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed changes to empower patients through better access to hospital price information, improve patients’ access to...
Hospitals can apply for FY 2019 EHR hardship exception
Inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs) that did not achieve meaningful use of electronic health records (EHR) under the...
Farm Bill moves through House Ag Committee
The House Agriculture Committee yesterday passed out of committee the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (H.R.2), critical legislation to address the economic challenges...
TJC, AHA shine spotlight on violence in hospitals
Earlier this week The Joint Commission (TJC), an independent organization that accredits and certifies health care organizations and programs in the U.S., released Sentinel...
U.S. Supreme Court hears South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc.
The State of South Dakota had its “day in court” on Tuesday when South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley argued before the Supreme Court...
CMS issues bulletin regarding compliance with Medicaid Home Health Rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released an informational bulletin describing plans for enforcement of the Medicaid Home Health final rule....
