As COVID-19 cases rapidly increase, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra announced the renewal of the COVID-19 public health emergency for an additional 90 days.
The extension provides hospitals and...
CMS has issued interpretative guidance on its healthcare worker vaccine mandate following the Supreme Court’s decision to allow the mandate to be enforced while some states challenge it in...
A coalition of physician organizations filed an amicus curiae brief stating HHS’ surprise billing independent dispute resolution (IDR) process will result in an increase in...
Healthcare providers have evaded a nearly 10 percent reduction to their Medicare payments in 2022 thanks to swift Congressional action. However, more work still needs to be done to support physicians and hospitals as they navigate a...
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has allowed CMS to enforce the vaccine mandate specific to healthcare workers to resume in about half of the country. Although, the decision released on...
An updated Build Back Better Act from the Senate Finance Committee does not include provisions that would reduce Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payments. A previous version of the bill...
Major hospitals and health systems that previously implemented COVID-19 vaccine mandates have lifted requirements their staff get the jabs in order to work. Some of the organizations include HCA...
UPDATE 12/10/2021: In a 59 to 35 vote on Thursday, the Senate passed legislation that will prevent statutory Medicare payment cuts from taking effect next year. The bill cleared the House earlier this...
UPDATE 12/08/2021: A deal has been reached to avert some of the pending Medicare payment cuts. Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV) and Congresswoman Kim Schrier (D-WA) introduced the...
A letter from the American Medical Group Association (AMGA) called on CMS to revise the interim final rule implementing the No Surprises Act, explicitly changing legislation that favors...
CMS has officially suspended the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers following two court orders to pause the interim final rule implementing the mandate from the Biden...
UPDATE 12/03/2021: Congress passed a continuing resolution Thursday night, averting a government shutdown. However, it did not address pending cuts to Medicare reimbursement for hospitals and...
UPDATE 12/01/2021: Louisiana District Court Judge Terry Doughty has temporarily blocked the Biden Administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers in more states. The...
A new report from researchers in HHS' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) shows that most states have enacted laws to protect consumers from surprise billing,...
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...
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...
