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Federal Health Policy Update for Monday, November 15
/in Alternative payment models, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMMI, coronavirus, COVID 19, MACPAC, Medicaid, Medicare regulations, Value-based care /by Joseph SteinbockThe following is the latest health policy news from the federal government as of 2:45 p.m. on Monday, November 15. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. The White House The White House has posted a transcript of the November 10 press briefing given by its COVID-19 response team and […]
Federal Health Policy Update for Wednesday, November 10
/in Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMMI, coronavirus, COVID 19, health equity, MACPAC, Medicare /by Joseph SteinbockThe following is the latest health policy news from the federal government as of 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, November 10. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. The White House The White House announced that it will spend $785 million in American Rescue Plan funding to support community-based organizations building […]
Federal Health Policy Update for Thursday, November 4
/in 340b, Alternative payment models, coronavirus, COVID 19, MACPAC, Medicaid, Medicaid regulations, Medicare, Medicare regulations, MedPAC, telehealth /by Joseph SteinbockThe following is the latest health policy news from the federal government as of 2:45 p.m. on Thursday, November 4. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. New Federal Vaccination Requirements CMS has unveiled its new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for health care providers that receive reimbursement from the federal government. […]
Nearly Half of Hospitals Nicked for Readmissions
/in Medicare /by Joseph SteinbockMedicare’s Hospital Readmissions Reduction program will penalize 2499 hospitals for excessive readmissions in the coming year. That represents 47 percent of all hospitals covered by the program. The average penalty for the nearly 2500 hospitals will be a 0.64 percent reduction of their Medicare payments. Thirty-nine hospitals will suffer the maximum penalty: a three percent […]
Federal Health Policy Update for Thursday, October 28
/in coronavirus, COVID 19 /by Joseph SteinbockThe following is the latest health policy news from the federal government as of 2:45 p.m. on Thursday, October 28. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. The White House The Biden administration has updated its “Build Back Better Framework” to reflect the results of recent negotiations between the White House […]