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On April 3-4, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a number of proposed rules that would materially impact reimbursement rates for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs),...

The authors of this Viewpoint argue that the focus on hospital readmission rates as a measure of quality during the past decade, although undoubtedly leading to

CMS will publish scorecard of avoidable patient harm after all

This Week in Washington: President Biden Invokes Defense Production Act to Increase Supply of Infant Formula...

This Week in Washington: Senate Fails to Advance Bill Protecting Abortion Rights After Supreme Court Draft Opinion Leak...

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

Perhaps the proposed pay rule will allow providers to tell their story and make CMS personnel understand a reimbursement cut is unreasonable.

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

Commission staff conducted research and spoke with community stakeholders to identify the top problems Virginia's nursing homes face, as well as solutions they would like the legislature to implement. 

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...