Federal Health Policy Update for Monday, June 28
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Monday, June 28. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Supreme Court Decision in Affordable Care Act Case [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for Monday, June 21
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government as of 2:15 p.m. on Monday, June 21. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Supreme Court Decision in Affordable Care Act Challenge [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for Tuesday, June 15
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government as of 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 15. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. NASH Advocacy Reduced hospital admissions as a result [...]
NASH Seeks Congress’s Help With 340B
Changing hospital admissions experiences in the past year resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic could jeopardize some safety-net hospitals’ continued eligibility for the section 340B prescription drug discount program and NASH is asking for Congress’s help to prevent this. COVID-19 led [...]
Feds Update Provider Relief Fund Spending, Reporting Requirements
The Department of Health and Human Services has revised its requirements for reporting on and expending CARES Act Provider Relief Fund payments. Today HHS and its Health Resources and Services Administration announced that they have increased the amount of time [...]
Hospitals Lower on Resources Less Likely to Help Patients See Health Data
Hospitals with fewer resources are less likely to offer app-based approaches that enable their patients to see their medical data, according to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, the federal agency that oversees such matters. While [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for Thursday, June 10
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government as of 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 10. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. White House Health Policy News The White House [...]
Low Payments Aren’t Only Factor Keeping Docs Away From Medicaid
It has long been assumed that low payments are the primary reason doctors choose not to serve Medicaid patients. It now appears, though, that there may be another, no-less important reason: challenges associated with billing Medicaid. A new study found [...]
New Health Care Leaders Share Priorities
New leaders at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation are quickly making their priorities known to health care industry stakeholders. For new CMS administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, her priority is coverage. She [...]
Health Policy Update for Tuesday, June 8
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government as of 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, June 8. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. White House Health Policy News The White House, [...]
