Medicare
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today approved state plan amendments allowing Hawaii, Maryland and Ohio to extend postpartum coverage from 60 days to 12 months after pregnancy for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program enrollees under the American Rescue Plan Act.
The House today voted 220-207 to pass the Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376), sending it to President Biden for his signature.
The first Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services model to screen patients for health-related social needs and refer them to needed services ended in April. In a new Health Affairs blog post, officials share findings and promising practices from the five-year model.
The Senate yesterday voted 51-50 to approve the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (H.R. 5376), a roughly $700 billion social spending package that includes health care, climate change and tax provisions.
The Senate this weekend is expected to take up the Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376), a roughly $700 billion social spending package that includes health care, climate change and tax provisions.
The Department of Justice today filed a lawsuit challenging an Idaho law restricting abortion.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a final rule that updates the inpatient prospective payment system rates by 2.6% in FY 2023 compared to FY 2022.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a final rule for the long-term care hospital prospective payment system for fiscal year 2023, which increases aggregate Medicare payments by approximately $71 million relative to FY 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) July 7 issued its physician fee schedule proposed rule for calendar year (CY) 2023.
The AHA has partnered with Manatt Health to develop a toolkit for hospitals and health systems to use as they work with their state agencies and community stakeholders. The toolkit includes an advocacy checklist highlighting engaging Medicaid managed care plans to support the renewal process,…