Senate confirms Verma as CMS administrator
The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed Seema Verma to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Verma, a health policy consultant founded SVC Inc. and serves as its president and CEO, was approved as CMS administrator on a 55-43 vote.
Trump nominates Gottlieb to serve as FDA commissioner
President Donald Trump on Monday nominated Dr. Scott Gottlieb to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Gottlieb, a 44-year-old physician, is a fellow at the conservative think tank American Enterprise Institute, researching health policy, regulation and public health.
CBO: AHCA would cause 24 million to lose coverage, reduce deficits by $337B
The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said Monday that the House Republican bill to repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act would cause 24 million people to lose health insurance within a decade but reduce federal deficits by $337 billion.
RHC Program hosting online webinar series
The Rural Health Care Program is hosting an online webinar series to help those thinking of applying to the HCF Program or Telecommunications Program. Each webinar will cover important milestones, discuss what information is on each form and offer a step-by-step walkthrough of each form. Sign up for one or all the webinars below:
SDAHO to host IDR webinar, March 30
SDAHO is hosting a webinar to address the Informal Dispute Resolution process. “To Dispute or Not to Dispute: When and How to Initiate Informal...
SD Legislature approves FY 17 budget with $37M in reductions
The Joint Appropriations Committee of the South Dakota Legislature has has approved the FY 17 amended budget with a reduction of $37 million. The House and Senate are expected to vote on the measure on Friday.
AHA resources on ACA repeal/replace
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has created a special web page of resources related to efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
House committees approve ACA repeal and replace bill
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee gave its approval Thursday afternoon to a Republican bill to repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The American Health Care Act (AHCA) passed along party lines on a 31-23 vote after more than 27 hours of debate.
CMS disables eCQM summary report access until after March 13
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has temporarily disabled access to electronic clinical quality measure Submission Summary and Performance Summary reports at the QualityNet secure portal to alleviate very slow processing times for Electronic Health Record Hospital Reports related to eCQMs.
House Republicans introduce legislation to repeal and replace parts of ACA
House Republicans leaders introduced the American Health Care Act (AHCA) on Monday to repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The legislation seeks to reform federal Medicaid financing by creating a per-capita cap model starting in FY 2020.
