Administration to Propose Extending Medicare Solvency and Lowering Beneficiary Costs
Later this week the Biden administration will offer proposals that seek to extend the solvency of the Medicare Trust Fund and reduce beneficiaries’ health care costs. As part of the proposed FY 2024 federal budget the administration will present this [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for March 3
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for February 27 to March 3. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. No Surprises Act The Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) entities empowered [...]
Medicaid Programs See Roadmap for Unwinding
With the end of the COVID-19 pandemic’s continuous Medicaid eligibility coming on April 1, the states now face the challenge of reviewing the eligibility of 90 million people currently on the nation’s Medicaid rolls. The process, commonly referred to as [...]
CMS Proposes Regulation Governing Medicare DSH
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed altering its regulations governing the calculation of eligible hospitals’ Medicare disproportionate share payments (Medicare DSH). According to CMS, This proposed rule would revise our regulations on the counting of days associated [...]
The Emergence of “Food as Medicine”
In both the public and private sectors, a growing movement is working to integrate food as part of medical treatment – and have health care payers foot the bill. From the administration’s granting of Medicaid waivers to Arkansas, Massachusetts, and [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for February 23
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for February 17-23. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS has issued an informational bulletin to [...]
Most Medicaid Participants Don’t Know About Looming Eligibility Redetermination
With the COVID-19 pandemic’s continuous Medicaid eligibility set to expire in a little more than a month, nearly two-thirds of the current Medicaid population is unaware their continued participation in the program will soon be subject to review and could [...]
End of PHE Spells End of Additional Money to Care for COVID Patients
When the COVID-19 public health emergency ends on May 11, the 20 percent increase in Medicare payments to hospitals caring for Medicare patients suffering from the disease will end as well. In the first two years under this payment policy, [...]
ASH Comments on Proposed Prior Authorization Regulation
ASH has written to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in response to that agency’s proposed regulation, published last December, to establish new prior authorization requirements for Medicare Advantage organizations, state Medicaid fee-for-service programs, state Children's Health Insurance Program [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for February 16
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for February 6-16. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. No Surprises Act A federal judge in Texas has vacated parts of a [...]
