GAO: CMS Should Pay More Attention to States’ Financing of Medicaid
The federal government does not adequately monitor how states finance their Medicaid programs. It also lacks a sufficiently clear understanding of how they pay providers of Medicaid-covered services. These are among the conclusions in a new study on Medicaid financing [...]
NASH Asks Congress for COVID-19 Aid
NASH has written to Congress to request additional COVID-19 legislation between now and the end of the year to help private safety-net hospitals respond to the health care and financial challenges posed by the pandemic. In its letter, NASH asked [...]
Coronavirus Update for Tuesday, December 9
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 8. Provider Relief Fund HHS announced that the Provider Relief Fund will distribute $523 million in second-round performance payments to 9248 nursing homes [...]
NASH Statement on Nomination of Xavier Becerra
Statement of the National Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals on the Nomination of Xavier Becerra to be Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services The National Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals is extremely pleased with President-elect Biden’s nomination of [...]
Coronavirus Update for Friday, December 4
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal governments as of 2:45 p.m. on Friday, December 4. NASH Advocacy NASH has written to Congress to request additional COVID-19 legislation between now and the end of the year. NASH [...]
Coronavirus Update for Wednesday, December 2
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, December 2. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS has announced the introduction of two new Medicare condition codes that will take effect [...]
Schumer: Block Medicaid DSH Cuts
Congress should block scheduled Medicaid DSH cuts. That’s the message Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer sent during a recent appearance in upstate New York. “At a time when we need to be supporting our hospitals with robust funding to help [...]
Coronavirus Update for Monday, November 30
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Monday, November 30. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS has expanded its March program “Hospitals Without Walls,” which provided broad regulatory flexibility that [...]
Coronavirus Update for Tuesday, November 24
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 24. Provider Relief Fund The Provider Relief Fund web page has been updated with the following notice: The application deadline for the [...]
Coronavirus Update for Thursday, November 20
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 19. Provider Relief Fund The Provider Relief Fund web page has been updated with the following notice: The application deadline for the [...]
