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 [...]
ASH Comments to CMS on Proposed Medicare Rule
The Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals has submitted formal comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in response to selected aspects of that agency’s proposed rule calling for contract year 2024 policy and technical changes in the Medicare Advantage [...]
Surprise Billing Law Stumbles in Court
A federal judge in Texas has vacated part of the arbitration process that is a major aspect of the No Surprises Act, the federal law enacted to reduce surprise medical bills. In the wake of this ruling, the Department of [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for February 6
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for the week of January 23 to February 6. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. 340B Pharmaceutical companies may restrict the ability [...]
