Federal Health Policy Update for February 1
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for January 26 – February 1. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS has released its [...]
Preventable Medicaid Hospitalizations Vary Based on Race, Eligibility Path
Preventable hospitalizations among Medicaid patients vary based on the race of the patient and how that patient came to be eligible for Medicaid, according to a new analysis by the Urban Institute. According to a review of preventable hospitalizations in [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for January 25
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for January 12 - 25. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Department of Health and Human Services – Funding Models HHS has [...]
Analysis Looks at Problems Plaguing Unwinding of Medicaid Continuous Eligibility
Since the end of the continuous Medicaid eligibility that was a major part of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, more than 14 million Americans have lost their Medicaid eligibility. In a new analysis, KFF looks at the challenges both [...]
Congress Spares Medicaid DSH Cut – for Now
An oft-delayed cut in Medicaid disproportionate share allotments to states was delayed once again in the latest temporary spending bill passed by Congress last week. The stopgap spending bill, which runs until March 8, delays an $8 billion a year [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for Thursday, January 17
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for January 12-16. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Congress Medicaid DSH With a partial government shutdown looming on Friday, January [...]
MedPAC Meets, Finalizes 2025 Payment Recommendations
2025 Medicare payments led the agenda at last week’s meeting of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission. After hearing presentations on the various Medicare payment systems and discussing the adequacy of current Medicare reimbursement, MedPAC’s commissioners voted to recommend the following [...]
Medicare Underpayment of Hospitals Continues
Medicare paid hospitals only 82 percent of what they spent caring for Medicare patients in 2022, according to a new analysis. That amounted to a Medicare payment shortfall of nearly $100 billion. Medicare payment shortfalls are especially challenging to community [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for January 11
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for January 5 - 11. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS will establish 200 new [...]
Addiction Care for Adolescents is Scarce
Finding residential treatment for adolescents suffering from addiction is difficult. According to the National Institutes of Health, Access to residential addiction treatment centers caring for U.S. adolescents under 18 years old in the United States is limited and costly, according [...]
