CMS Webinar on New Opioid-Related Part D Policies
CMS has finalized new opioid-related policies for Medicare Part D sponsors to follow starting on January 1, 2019. Â CMS will be hosting a webinar...
Are You Ready to Start the Conversation About Advance Care Planning in your Community?
Trained and certified First Steps ® Advance Care Planning Facilitators in South Dakota are ready to help your community initiate the conversation of Advance...
Congressional Updates
House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday morning that President Donald Trump will not sign the stopgap funding bill the Senate passed earlier this week....
Clinical Diagnostic Laboratories to Collect and Report Private Payor Rates Call —January 22
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) will be having a call on January 22 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM CST to discuss...
2019 State Legislative update
Even though there are still two weeks before the start of the 2019 Legislative Session, there are a number of prefiled bills. Subject matter...
Advanced Nursing Education Nurse Practitioner Residency Funding Opportunity
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is accepting applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2019 Advanced Nursing Education Nurse Practitioner Residency (ANE-NPR) funding...
Notice to Home Health Billing Staff on Rural Add-On Payment Code Effective January 1,...
Home health rural add-on payments will now vary based on the county in which the service was furnished. Medicare requested the National Uniform Billing...
Hospice, IRF, and LTCH provider preview reports available
Hospices, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRF), and Long-term Care Hospitals (LTCH) provider preview reports have been updated and are now available.
Hospice providers have two separate...
Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care – 4th edition Now Available
Palliative care focuses on expert assessment and management of pain and other symptoms, assessment and support of caregiver needs, and coordination of care. Palliative...
Weekly open enrollment update: Week 7
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) releases weekly enrollment snapshots for the HealthCare.gov platform. These data points are estimates pulled at a...
