Federal Health Policy Update for March 23
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for March 17-23. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. No Surprises Act After a February ruling in federal court that aspects of [...]
MACPAC Reports to Congress
The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission has issued its annual report to Congress on the state of Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. The commission, a non-partisan legislative branch agency that provides policy and data analysis and [...]
No Surprises Act Arbitration Decisions Resume
After revising its guidelines on how certain medical fee disputes should be resolved, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has directed the Independent Dispute Resolution entities responsible for arbitrating fee disputes between payers and providers to resume making and [...]
MedPAC Offers FY 2024 Rate Recommendations
Medicare rates would rise for some providers and fall for others based on recommendations made to Congress last week by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, the independent congressional agency that advises Congress on Medicare reimbursement matters. MedPAC’s rate recommendations to [...]
Hospitals Sue Over Medicare DSH
Fifteen years ago, a federal court ruled that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services was calculating Medicare disproportionate share payments (Medicare DSH) incorrectly and ordered the agency to fix the problem and reimburse eligible hospitals for the underpayments they [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for March 16
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for March 13-16. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) MedPAC has published its “March 2023 Report to [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for March 10
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for March 6-10. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. White House FY 2024 Budget Proposal The Biden administration this week released 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 sessions. The March 2023 MACPAC meeting began with a staff presentation on potential recommendations for [...]
Hospitals Seek Delay in Medicaid DSH Cuts
“Delay upcoming cuts in Medicaid DSH payments” is the message hospitals delivered to Congress recently in response to a reduction of $8 billion in Medicaid disproportionate share cuts scheduled to take effect on October 1. The cuts, mandated by the [...]
MedPAC Meets
The government agency that advises Congress on Medicare payment matters met publicly in Washington, D.C. last week. During the virtual meeting, members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission discussed: reforming Medicare’s wage index system addressing the high prices of drugs [...]
