House passes CR; package includes Medicaid DSH and Medicare Extenders
The U.S. House of Representatives passed yet another continuing resolution (CR) yesterday that funds the government through March 23. The bill would eliminate $5...
Sen. Rounds and Thune support IV solution letter to FDA
South Dakota Sen. Rounds and Sen. Thune have joined dozens of colleagues in signing a letter to the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) asking...
Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced Model Open for Voluntary Participation
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center has announced the creation of a new voluntary advanced alternative payment model called Bundled...
Funding for Medicare rural extenders package remains high priority
With a Feb. 8 funding deadline approaching, Congress needs to address several items of unfinished business, namely the expiring Medicare rural ambulance and home...
Trump’s first State of the Union touches on opioids, ACA
President Trump gave his first State of the Union speech last night covering a broad range of topics and hoping, with both content and...
Court accepts AHA appeal to expedite 340B case
A U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has accepted the American Hospital Association (AHA) and other hospital groups expedited” briefing...
CMS releases therapy claims for processing
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will immediately release for processing therapy claims that have been held that contain the KX modifier...
New HHS secretary confirmed
Earlier this week the U.S. Senate confirmed Alex Azar as the secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). Azar has a strong health care...
Congress works to determine funding caps by Feb. 8 deadline
With the latest continuing resolution (CR) signed by President Trump, Congress shifts its focus to a two-step process that requires separate legislative action: First,...
CMS administrator discusses reducing regulatory burden
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma joined a public webcast hosted by the American Hospital Association (AHA) last week...
