Before Recess, Congress Contemplates Medicaid
Before the current session of Congress comes to a close, lawmakers may consider a number of Medicaid issues. Among them: The future of Medicaid eligibility for those who enrolled in the program as a result of special provisions introduced in [...]
ASH Asks Congress for End-of-Year Help
In a letter to members of Congress, the Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals has asked legislators to prevent implementation of the additional four percent Medicare sequestration cut scheduled to take effect on January 1, to reverse the proposed reduction of Medicare [...]
FEDERAL HEALTH POLICY UPDATE FOR DECEMBER 1
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for the week of November 28 to December 1. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. 340B HHS and its Health Resources and [...]
States Seek Certainty on End of PHE
The country’s states want a clearer idea of when the official COVID-19 public health emergency will end – and along with it, the continuous Medicaid eligibility that remains a major component of the federal attempt to ensure health care coverage [...]
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 and debated: differences in quality measure results across Medicare populations policy [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for November 3
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for the week of October 31 to November 3. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Medicare Payment Regulations In the past week [...]
A Bump in the Road for Telehealth?
Maybe. A new study suggests that telehealth follow-up may not be ideal after a visit to the hospital emergency department. According to a study based on a very limited scope of ED cases, … telehealth follow-up was associated with 28.3 [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for October 27
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for the week of October 21 to October 27. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. 340B Responding to a federal court ruling [...]
Results of Annual Survey of State Medicaid Programs
The Kaiser Family Foundation has published the results of its annual survey of state Medicaid programs for the 2022 and 2023 fiscal years. Among the survey’s findings (in language taken directly from the Kaiser report): More than 3/4 of states [...]
CMS Finally to Pay Hospitals for 340B Underpayments
Responding to a federal court that ruled that the federal government has shortchanged hospitals in its payments for 340B-covered prescription drugs, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has revealed how it will compensate hospitals for its underpayments – at [...]
