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Article Published: November 2, 2022

MedPAC Makes 2026 Medicare Rate Recommendations

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission recently released “Report to the [...]

Joseph Steinbock2025-03-20T14:48:43-04:00March 24, 2025|Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, community safety-net hospitals, Medicare, Medicare disproportionate share, Medicare DSH, Medicare regulations, MedPAC|

Federal Health Policy Update for January 16

The following is the latest health policy news from the [...]

House Committee Mulls Possible Health Care Cuts

Republican members of the House Budget Committee have circulated a [...]

Joseph Steinbock2025-01-14T15:59:58-05:00January 15, 2025|340b, Affordable Care Act, Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, ASH, community safety-net hospitals, Medicaid, Medicaid regulations, Medicare, Medicare disproportionate share, Medicare DSH, Medicare regulations, public charge regulation, public charge regulation and medicaid, surprise medical bills|

MedPAC Meets, Offers Preliminary 2026 Rate Proposals

MedPAC’s commissioners held their latest public meeting on Thursday, December [...]

Joseph Steinbock2024-12-17T13:31:19-05:00December 17, 2024|Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, ASH, community safety-net hospitals, Medicare, Medicare disproportionate share, Medicare DSH, Medicare regulations, MedPAC|

Federal Health Policy Update for September 19

The following is the latest health policy news from the [...]

Joseph Steinbock2024-09-19T14:47:49-04:00September 19, 2024|340b, Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, community safety-net hospitals, COVID 19, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicare disproportionate share, Medicare DSH, telehealth|

CMS Responds to 340B Threat

Last month, Johnson & Johnson announced that it would stop [...]

Joseph Steinbock2024-09-18T13:18:44-04:00September 19, 2024|340b, Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, ASH, community safety-net hospitals, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicare disproportionate share, Medicare DSH|

ASH Seeks Support for Opposition to 340B Challenge

In the wake of a pharmaceutical company seeking to circumvent [...]

Joseph Steinbock2024-09-17T14:29:01-04:00September 17, 2024|340b, Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, ASH, community safety-net hospitals, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicare disproportionate share, Medicare DSH|

Federal Health Policy Update for August 22

The following is the latest health policy news from the [...]

Joseph Steinbock2024-08-22T15:08:15-04:00August 22, 2024|Alternative payment models, MACPAC, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare disproportionate share, Medicare DSH, Medicare regulations, surprise medical bills, telehealth|

Federal Court Rejects Medicare DSH Regulation

The federal government must include uninsured patients that hospitals serve [...]

Joseph Steinbock2024-08-20T16:48:17-04:00August 21, 2024|Medicare disproportionate share, Medicare DSH|

Federal Health Policy Update for August 5

The following is the latest health policy news from the [...]

Joseph Steinbock2024-08-06T10:20:01-04:00August 6, 2024|Alternative payment models, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMMI, health equity, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare disproportionate share, Medicare DSH, Medicare regulations, MedPAC|