MACPAC Meets
The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission met for two days last week in Washington, D.C. The following is MACPAC’s own summary of the sessions. MACPAC kicked off its January meeting with a review of a draft chapter for [...]
Coronavirus Update for Monday, February 1
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Monday, February 1. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS has compiled resources and materials to help providers share important and relevant information about [...]
Coronavirus Update for Friday, January 29
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Friday, January 29. The Biden Administration The Biden administration has issued an “Executive Order on Strengthening Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act” to make [...]
Coronavirus Update for Tuesday, January 26
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 26. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS has updated its list of Medicare Administrative Contract prices for COVID-19 tests. To support [...]
NASH Supports Becerra Nomination to Lead HHS
NASH has expressed its public support for the nomination of Xavier Becerra to serve as the next Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In a letter to the chair and ranking minority member of the Senate [...]
MedPAC Meets
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission met in Washington, D.C. recently to discuss various Medicare payment issues. Among the issues discussed at MedPAC’s January meeting were: hospital inpatient and outpatient payments physician and health professionals payments the possible expansion of the [...]
NASH Writes to President About COVID-19 Plan
NASH has written to President Biden and Vice President Harris to express its support for their planned response to the COVID-19 public health emergency as expressed in the administration’s new “National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness.” NASH [...]
Coronavirus Update for Thursday, January 21
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 21. President Signs Executive Orders Late this afternoon President Biden signed a series of executive orders and actions to implement his administration’s [...]
Coronavirus Update for Friday, January 15
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 2:45 p.m. on Friday, January 15. We also present a summary of selected aspects of the “American Rescue Plan” that President-elect Biden presented on Thursday night and [...]
Feds Give States Direction on Addressing Social Determinants of Health
Federal laws, regulations, and programs offer numerous tools to states seeking to address social determinants of health through their Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Now, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has written to state Medicaid directors outlining [...]
