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...
Big Things Happening with Health Care, Workforce & Licensure
In 2017, the US Department of Labor announced a grant award of $7.5 million to the National Conference of State Legislature (NCSL), the National...
Last of the Legislative Forums
The Association team had a busy three days last week talking with area legislators and members about the Association’s top priorities for the 2019...
New price transparency requirements released by CMS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released additional information on new price transparency requirements that go into effect Jan. 1 for...
Farm bill will impact access to broadband
The 2018 farm bill will raise the annual budget for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) budget for broadband loans, loan guarantees and grants to...
