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HHS Approves 12-Month Extension of Postpartum Coverage in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Kansas

An estimated 19,000 people are now eligible for vital care after pregnancy, thanks to the American Rescue Plan and Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to strengthen maternal health coverage. Read more about HHS Approves 12-Month Extension of Postpartum Coverage in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Kansas
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CMS Releases Maternity Care Action Plan to Implement Biden-Harris Maternal Health Blueprint; Launches Industry Call to Action

CMS Administrator to stakeholders: “We can — and will — do better.” Read more about CMS Releases Maternity Care Action Plan to Implement Biden-Harris Maternal Health Blueprint; Launches Industry Call to Action
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CMS Releases First-Ever Home- and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set

New measures will help ensure people with Medicaid receive high quality, cost-effective, person-centered services in the setting of their choice Read more about CMS Releases First-Ever Home- and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set
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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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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