Health Policy Update for Monday, April 5
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Monday, April 5. The White House COVID-19 The White House has posted a transcript of the April 5 press briefing provided by its COVID-19 response team and [...]
Health Policy Update for Thursday, April 1
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 1. Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Program In the latest edition of its online publication MLN Connects, CMS has published information [...]
Health Policy Update for Tuesday, March 30
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government as of 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 30. Medicare Sequestration In anticipation of possible congressional action to extend the two percent sequester reduction suspension, CMS has instructed the [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for Friday, March 26
Beginning this week, NASH is expanding its regular updates to encompass a broader scope of federal health policy endeavors to include other matters of importance to providers. Feel free to share this newsletter with others in your organization or to [...]
NASH Asks HHS for Provider Relief Fund Grants
Phase 3 distributions of Provider Relief Fund grants are long overdue and sorely needed by private safety-net hospitals, the National Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals has declared in a letter to new Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra. [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for Wednesday, March 24
Beginning today, NASH is expanding its regular updates to encompass a broader scope of federal health policy endeavors to include other matters of importance to providers. Feel free to share this newsletter with others in your organization or to send [...]
New Medicare Policy May Save Money for Government But Cost Patients More
A new Medicare policy expected to save money for the federal government may end up doing so at the expense of Medicare beneficiaries who may find themselves faced with costs that Medicare previously paid. Under the new policy, selected procedures [...]
MACPAC Issues Recommendations to Congress
The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission has submitted its annual report to Congress on Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. The report includes recommendations for: improving Medicaid’s responsiveness during economic downturns addressing concerns about high rates of [...]
Coronavirus Update for Friday, March 19
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 3:00 p.m. on Friday, March 19. White House The White House has posted a transcript of the March 17 press briefing provided by its COVID-19 response team and [...]
MedPAC: Go Slow on Expanding Medicare Telehealth
MedPAC wants Medicare to test the impact of telehealth on health care under non-COVID-19 conditions before moving forward with expanding the tool’s use in the Medicare population. In a news release accompanying its recently released annual report to Congress on [...]
