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HHS Announces Historic Investment of Over $49 Million to Increase Health Care Coverage for Children, Parents, and Families

Awards to 36 grantees support President Biden’s Executive Orders on Strengthening Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act, and represent the largest outreach and enrollment investment ever made through Connecting Kids to Coverage program. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through Read more about HHS Announces Historic Investment of Over $49 Million to Increase Health Care Coverage for Children, Parents, and Families
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CMS Proposes Rule to Advance Health Equity, Improve Access to Care, and Promote Competition and Transparency

Hospital Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgical Center Proposed Rule Proposes Payment Policies for Rural Emergency Hospitals and Behavioral Health Services Read more about CMS Proposes Rule to Advance Health Equity, Improve Access to Care, and Promote Competition and Transparency
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CY 2023 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System Proposed Rule (CMS 1772-P)

On July 15, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed Medicare payment rates for hospital outpatient and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) services. The calendar year (CY) 2023 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and ASC Payment System Proposed Rule is Read more about CY 2023 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System Proposed Rule (CMS 1772-P)
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Rural Emergency Hospitals Proposed Rulemaking

Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs) are a new provider type established by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 to address the growing concern over closures of rural hospitals. The REH designation provides an opportunity for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and certain rural hospitals to avert Read more about Rural Emergency Hospitals Proposed Rulemaking
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Following President Biden’s Executive Order to Protect Access to Reproductive Health Care, HHS Announces Guidance to Clarify that Emergency Medical Care Includes Abortion Services

Guidance and communication to providers makes clear that federal law preempts state law in emergency situations. Read more about Following President Biden’s Executive Order to Protect Access to Reproductive Health Care, HHS Announces Guidance to Clarify that Emergency Medical Care Includes Abortion Services
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CMS Proposes Physician Payment Rule to Expand Access to High-Quality Care

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued the Calendar Year 2023 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule, which would significantly expand access to behavioral health services, Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), cancer screening, and dental care — particularly in rural Read more about CMS Proposes Physician Payment Rule to Expand Access to High-Quality Care