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Federal Health Policy Update for Thursday, December 16
/in coronavirus, COVID 19, MACPAC, Medicaid, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, MedPAC /by Joseph SteinbockThe following is the latest health policy news from the federal government as of 2:45 p.m. on Thursday, December 16. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Provider Relief Fund HHS’s Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is releasing $9 billion in phase 4 Provider Relief Fund grants. Payments will […]
MedPAC Meets
/in Medicare, MedPAC, private safety-net hospitals /by Joseph SteinbockThe government agency that advises Congress on Medicare payment matters met publicly in Washington, D.C. last week. During the virtual meeting, members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission discussed and debated future Medicare payments for: hospital inpatient services hospital outpatient services physician services ambulatory surgical center services outpatient dialysis hospice care skilled nursing facilities home […]
Federal Health Policy Update for Thursday, December 9
/in coronavirus, COVID 19, Medicaid /by Joseph SteinbockThe following is the latest health policy news from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 9. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Update on Efforts to Delay Medicare Sequestration Cuts The Senate has advanced S 610, a bill that would: Extend the COVID-19-driven moratorium on […]
NASH Asks Congress to Block Medicare Sequestration Cuts
/in COVID 19, Medicare, NASH, National Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, private safety-net hospitals, safety-net hospitals /by Joseph SteinbockStop the looming Medicare sequestration cuts, NASH asked in a message it sent to members of Congress on Tuesday, December 7. The cuts – a resumption of the long-time two percent Medicare sequestration and an additional four percent sequestration cut necessitated by federal PAYGO rules – would pose a problem for community safety-net hospitals that […]
Federal Health Policy Update for Monday, December 6
/in Alternative payment models, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMMI, coronavirus, COVID 19, MACPAC, Medicaid, NASH, National Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, private safety-net hospitals, telehealth /by Joseph SteinbockThe following is the latest health policy news from the federal government as of 2:45 p.m. on Monday, December 6. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. NASH Advocacy NASH has submitted formal comments to the Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Labor, Department of the Treasury, and […]