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On March 28, 2024, CMS issued a proposed rule (Proposed Rule) for fiscal year (FY) 2025 that would update Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) under...

The impending cicada invasion that will happen this year got me thinking about the complexities of the minimum data set.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS published databases summarizing Medicare-enrolled hospitals and skilled nursing facilities SNF ownership changes. Databases currently include information from 2016 to 2022, but will be updated, released quarterly.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published detailed databases summarizing changes of ownership of Medicare-enrolled hospitals and skilled nursing facilities...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is proposing a decrease in skilled nursing facility payments by 4.6%, or $1.7 billion, in 2023 to achieve budget neutrality. As a result, there will be a decrease of approximately $320 million in Medicare Part A payments to SNFs in 2023, compared to 2022.

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Last week, President Biden presented an outline of a $1.75 trillion Build Back Better (BBB) social spending reconciliation framework resulting from months of negotiations with House and...

HHS Reinstates the Unapproved Drugs Initiative FDA Releases Draft Guidances on Medical Devices FDA Issues Updated COVID-19 Vaccine EUA Guidance FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorization to GlaxoSmithKline’s Monoclonal Antibody FDA Finalizes Guidance on Pediatric Cancer Drugs CMS Joins Online Platforms to Encourage Gig Workers to Enroll in ACA Plans CMS Proposes Delay of Medicaid Multiple Best Price Policy Proposed Rules CMS Issues Proposed Rule on Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Bill...

An Update from Federal Officials on Efforts to Combat COVID-19” 10:00 a.m. May 12 COVID-19 Variants and Evolving Research Needs” 10:00 a.m. House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Health: “Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2022 HHS Budget” 10:30 a.m. Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Hearing: “ Supporting Disabled Veterans: The State of Claims Processing During and After COVID-19” 3:00 p.m. May 13 House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Hea...

House Energy and Commerce to Hold Hearing on Drug Pricing Legislation Senate Senators Thune and Carper Reintroduce Bill on Chronic Disease Management Administration Biden Administration to Divert Raw Materials for COVID-19 Vaccine and Provide Other Supplies to India CDC Issues New Guidance for Vaccinated Americans FDA Panel Votes to Keep Tecentriq on the Market FDA to Propose Menthol Ban in Next Year HHS Will Distribute $1 Billion for Community Health Centers HHS Removes Some Prescribing Barri...