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This Week in Washington: White House Releases National Drug Control Strategy...

This Week in Washington: COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Extended for 90 More Days...

CMS issued its fiscal year (FY) 2023 Skilled Nursing Facilities Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) proposed rule.

Tying reimbursement to investments in quality is a good idea, but it won't work with the current Five-Star system.

At December 31, 2021, our subsidiaries operated 60 hospitals serving primarily urban and suburban communities in nine states. At December 31, 2021, USPI had interests in 399 ambulatory surgery centers and 24 surgical hospitals in 34 states. At December 31, 2020, our Ambulatory Care segment also included 40 urgent care centers that were classified as held for...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On April 8, 2021, CMS issued proposed rules for the Fiscal Year (FY 2022) Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) and FY 2022 hospice payments. CMS estimates that the aggregate impact of the payment policies in the SNF PPS proposed rule would result in an increase of approximately $444 million in Medicare Part A payments to SNFs in FY 2022, and CMS estimates the hospice proposed rule would result in a $530 mill...

Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in healthcare regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies, and analyses; and other health policy news. Week in Review Highlight of the Week: This week, CMS issued its proposed FY 2022 payment updates for inpatient psychiatric and rehabilitation facilities, hospice, and skilled nursing facilities. Read more about the updates and oth...