Key policy proposals included in Trump’s Prescription Drug Blueprint; HHS requests feedback
President Trump's Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices, which was outlined in his speech on Friday, sets the stage for...
Farm Bill set to advance
The House Rules Committee voted to move forward on the discussion of the Farm Bill, H.R.2. Next, the committee...
Focus on 340B drug pricing program continues
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee has continued to hold hearings to consider possible changes to...
Changes to Medicare appeals process announced
The Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals will expand its current Settlement Conference Facilitation Program to provide certain providers...
Key takeaways from “America’s Health Future” live news event
The Washington Post held a live news event yesterday exploring how challenges posed by chronic disease, access to health...
Verma indicates CMS won’t approve Medicaid lifetime limits
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma today said that it is unlikely that lifetime...
Free webinar: Making Dialysis Safer for Patients: Tools to Prevent Infections in Hemodialysis
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Making Dialysis Safer for Patients Coalition are holding a free webinar...
Join the livestream event for National Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Administration for Community Living (ACL), together with the...
Applications being accepted for Music & Memory® program
Over the next two years, 55 South Dakota nursing homes will have the opportunity to receive national Music &...
Transparency is a component of CMS proposed 2019 IPPS rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on April 25 published its proposed inpatient prospective payment system rule...