ASH Opposes Proposed Medicaid Work Requirement
ASH opposes a Medicaid work requirement that is included in a proposed House bill to raise the federal debt ceiling. In a message to House members, ASH wrote that There could not be a worse time for such a new [...]
ASH Weighs in on E&C Health Subcommittee Hearing
In anticipation of a hearing by the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, ASH has written to committee leaders with its views on several issues that will be addressed during that hearing. First, ASH endorses H.R. 2665, [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for April 20
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for April 8 – 20. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. The White House The Biden administration has announced a plan to expand [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for April 7
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for March 31 – April 7. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. The White House President Biden has signed an executive order [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for Thursday, March 30
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for March 24-30. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS’s Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation [...]
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 [...]
