Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled a suite of new resources to improve CMS and state oversight of Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) managed care programs. These
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Press ReleasesCMS proposes new rule that creates a pathway for rural hospitals and critical access hospitals to increase access to emergency and outpatient care
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Press ReleasesUp to 12,000 new parents now gain access to vital care after pregnancy, thanks to American Rescue Plan and Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to strengthen maternal health
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Rural Emergency Hospitals
Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs) are a new provider type established by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 to address the growing concern over closures of rural hospitals. The REH designation provides an opportunity for Critical Access
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News Alert
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published Program Year (PY) 2021 Open Payments (PY) data to publicly disclose the financial relationships between applicable manufacturers and group purchasing organizations (GPOs) (known as “reporting entities”) and
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Overview of New and Updated Guidance
To further support the implementation of the Long-Term Care (LTC) Facilities Requirements for Participation, which were published in 2016, CMS is issuing surveyor guidance which clarifies specific regulatory requirements and provides