Federal Health Policy Update for February 6
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for January 31 – February 6. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Introduction With the pause in external communication that the new [...]
Executive Order Seeks to Reduce Federal Regulations
A new executive order issued by the Trump administration calls for a significant reduction in federal regulations. Describing many current federal regulations as overly complex, burdensome, and obstacles to economic growth and innovation, the order directs that Unless prohibited by [...]
State-by-State Medicaid Data
New resources published by the Commonwealth Fund share information on the role of Medicaid in serving the U.S. population on a state-by-state basis. The one-page fact sheets – one for each state – share data about how many people in [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for January 30
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for January 24-30. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Introduction With the pause in external communication that the new administration imposed on [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for January 23
The Administration Public Communication The new administration has directed HHS to pause all external communications, including announcements, advisories, regular publications, and web site updates. According to a published report, "HHS has issued a pause on mass communications and public appearances [...]
MedPAC Meets
MedPAC’s commissioners held their latest public meetings on Thursday, January 13 and Friday, January 14. The subjects on the meetings’ agenda were: assessing payment adequacy and updating payments: physician and other health professional services assessing payment adequacy and updating payments: [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for January 16
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for January 11-17. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Congress House Budget Committee Republican members of the House Budget Committee have circulated [...]
House Committee Mulls Possible Health Care Cuts
Republican members of the House Budget Committee have circulated a list of possible policy changes that would reduce federal spending between $5.3 trillion and $5.7 trillion over a period of ten years. Up to $3.4 trillion of those possible cuts [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for January 9
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for January 4-10. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Congress Congressional leaders continued to refine their committee membership for the 119th Congress. [...]
ASH Thanks Congress for Short-Term DSH, Telehealth Help, Seeks Longer-Term Assistance
ASH has written to Congress to thank members for including in the recently enacted continuing budget resolution temporary extensions of relief from a scheduled $8 billion cut in Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (Medicaid DSH) allotments to the states and the [...]
