“Drivers of Health” Drive Most Health Outcomes
A recent analysis has found that newly coined “drivers of health” are the primary drivers of health outcomes. According to a Commonwealth Fund report, Research indicates that an estimated 20 percent of health outcomes are linked to medical care; the [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for January 4
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for December 21 to January 4. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. No Surprises Act HHS, the departments of Labor and the [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for December 20
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government December 14-20. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Congress The House is in recess until January 9. The Senate has delayed its [...]
MACPAC Meets
The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission met for two days last week in Washington, D.C. The following is MACPAC’s own summary of the meeting. MACPAC’s December 2023 meeting opened with a session that highlighted findings related to sexual [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for December 14
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for December 8-14. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. MedPAC Rate Recommendations At their latest public meeting, members of the Medicare Payment [...]
MedPAC Meets, Makes 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 provisionally endorses the following changes [...]
Delay DSH Cuts and Reject Site-Neutral Payments, ASH Asks Congress
Congress should reject site-neutral Medicare outpatient payments and delay scheduled Medicaid disproportionate share payment allotment cuts to states for two years, ASH urged House members in a recent message. In response to proposals in H.R. 5378, the Lower Costs, More [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for December 7
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for December 1-7. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Congress While Congress has more than a month before the next federal funding [...]
Feds Tackles State Medicaid Redetermination Problems With Penalties
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has unveiled plans to penalize states that fail to comply with federal standards for redetermining the eligibility of individuals who enrolled in their Medicaid programs during the COVID-19 emergency. Under a new CMS [...]
Medicaid Redeterminations Trigger Increase in Self-Pay Care
As states continue redetermining Medicaid eligibility for participants who were protected from disenrollment during the COVID-19 emergency, the number of patients telling providers they will pay for their own hospital, primary care, and emergency department visits has risen. The increase [...]
