Federal Health Policy Update for December 11
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for December 5-11. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Congress The Senate voted today on competing proposals to address health care affordability: [...]
CMS Fleshes Out Medicaid Work Requirement
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued additional guidance to the states on how to implement the work and community engagements established as part of the criteria for Medicaid eligibility under H.R. 1, commonly known as the One [...]
MedPAC Discusses Preliminary 2027 Rate Recommendations
The members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission met virtually last week and reviewed and discussed preliminary proposals for 2027 Medicare rates and other Medicare payment issues. Leading the agenda for the two days of meetings was a review of [...]
Urban Safety-Net Hospitals Most Vulnerable to Looming Health Care Cuts
While a great deal of attention has been paid to the potential implications for rural hospitals of the coming $1 trillion in federal health care spending cuts over the next decade, it turns out that urban safety-net hospitals, not rural [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for December 4
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for November 21 through December 4. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Congress Congress is back in session to discuss the Affordable [...]
CMS Lays Groundwork for Medicaid Provider Taxes Regulations
In a message to state Medicaid programs, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has laid preliminary groundwork for how it intends to interpret new limits on Medicaid provider taxes enacted under H.R. 1, a law passed in July that [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for November 20
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for November 14-20. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Medicare and Telehealth In guidance issued Thursday afternoon, CMS notes that on November [...]
Medicare, Medicaid Regulations Logjam Should Soon End
The shutdown of the federal government brought the usual flow of Medicare and Medicaid regulations to an almost complete halt. Now that the shutdown has ended, the logjam should end fairly quickly – and with a sense of urgency. Currently, [...]
Health Care and the End of the Shutdown
Passage last week of a continuing resolution to fund the federal government brought the 43-day shutdown to an end – and relief for many health care organizations, especially community safety-net hospitals, and the people and communities they serve. The final [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for November 13
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for November 7-13. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Please note that during the federal government shutdown, most HHS and other health [...]
