The Bident Administration has announced $7.5 billion in COVID-19 relief funds from the American Rescue Plan for rural healthcare providers who treat Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program...
Vice President Harris announced a $1.5 billion investment to respond to healthcare workforce shortages and improve critical clinical care in underserved communities impacted by the COVID-19...
HHS is creating a federal advisory committee to address ground ambulance billing practices in its latest step toward No Surprises Act implementation.
In an announcement on Friday, HHS said the Ground...
A group of Representatives have announced the Provider Relief Improvement Act to ensure that the remaining dollars left in the Provider Relief will be distributed to eligible healthcare providers in...
The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) wrote to the Ways and Means Committee and requested a hearing to prevent the imminent Medicare cuts described in the Physician Fee Schedule final rule...
Ten states led by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson have filed a lawsuit against CMS and the Biden Administration challenging the COVID-19 vaccine...
CMS has officially rescinded a final rule published by the Trump Administration that would have expedited the Medicare coverage process for breakthrough devices. The agency said it will take a...
A bipartisan group of 152 House members wrote to the secretaries of Health and Human Services, Treasury and Labor and urged them to amend the interim final rule (IFR) that will implement the No...
CMS has issued the interim final rule with comment period requiring all healthcare workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The rule mandates vaccinations of eligible staff at healthcare facilities...
The Texas Medical Association is taking action against a regulation slated to implement the No Surprises Act, a federal surprise billing law taking effect on January 1st.
The Association recently...
UPDATED CMS has finalized the calendar year (CY) 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule to promote greater telehealth utilization, boost reimbursement rates for vaccine administration, and improve...
Starting January 1, CMS will increase penalties for noncompliance with hospital price transparency requirements under the newly released Calendar Year (CY) 2022 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment...
The American Hospital Association (AHA), the US Chamber of Commerce, and 20 other organizations have written a letter to Congress asking them to maintain the legal and regulatory structures for...
The Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) has opened the portal for healthcare providers to apply for part of $25.5 billion in COVID-19 relief funds.
The American Rescue Plan Act will...
The Biden-Harris Administration has released a long-awaited interim final rule that will explains how payers and providers will agree on an out-of-network rate when surprise billing occurs. The rule...
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has penned a letter to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure detailing its concerns surrounding CMS’ proposed Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) for...
CMS has proposed repealing a Trump-era rule that sought to deliver faster Medicare coverage for medical devices designated as "breakthrough" by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The rule also...
HHS and other federal departments have released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would impose civil monetary penalties of up to $10,000 on providers and facilities with surprise billing...
HHS will distribute $25.5 billion in COVID-19 provider funding, including $8.5 billion from the American Rescue Plan for rural providers and a fourth round of general Provider Relief Fund distribution...
A COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers will be tied to Medicaid and Medicare Conditions of Participation (CoP), the Biden-Harris Administration recently announced.
The announcement made via...
