Medicaid Unwinding Runs Into More Problems
When the COVID-19-era policy of continuous Medicaid eligibility came to an end and the process known as Medicaid unwinding began, policymakers expected significant numbers of people who lost their Medicaid eligibility to find new, affordable coverage in Affordable Care Act [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for October 5
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for September 29 to October 5. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Congress Last Saturday, Congress passed a 45-day continuing resolution (CR) [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for September 28
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for September 22-28. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. ASH Advocacy In a message to members of the House of Representatives, ASH [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for September 21
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for September 15 - 21. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Congress With only nine days left in the current federal fiscal [...]
ASH Urges House to Reject Site-Neutral Medicare Outpatient Payments
Introducing site-neutral Medicare outpatient payments would jeopardize access to care in rural, inner-city, and other areas that community safety-net hospitals serve, so the Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals has asked House members to reject a current proposal to introduce such payments. [...]
ASH Asks House Leaders to Withdraw Site-Neutral Payments Proposal for Safety-Net Hospitals
Site-neutral Medicare outpatient payments would hinder access to care in many medically underserved inner-city and rural communities, and for this reason, the Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals has asked the chairs of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the House Ways [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for September 14
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for September 8-14. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS has posted a guide providing details [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for September 7
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for September 1-7. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. ASH Advocacy The Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals has conveyed to CMS its general [...]
CMS Warns States About Medicaid Renewals
Some states are falling short in their efforts to process Medicaid renewal applications and are inappropriately finding too many people ineligible to continue participating in the program, the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services has written in a letter it [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for August 31
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for August 25-31. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. No Surprises Act For the second time in less than a month a [...]
