On June 29, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., unveiled a legislative discussion draft titled the 340B Drug Pricing Integrity and Affordability for Patients Act.
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Reps. Scott Peters, D-Calif., and John Joyce, R-Pa., introduced the Strengthening the Exercise of Controls and Upgrading Requirements for Efficiency in 340B Act, or SECURE 340B Act.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) July 2 issued a proposed rule that would increase Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system (PPS) rates by a net 2.4% in calendar year (CY) 2027 compared to CY 2026.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) July 1 issued its calendar year (CY) 2027 proposed rule for the home health (HH) prospective payment system (PPS). This regulatory advisory reviews highlights of this rule. CMS will accept comments on the HH proposed rule until Aug. 31.
The House Ways and Means Committee today voted to advance a bill, H.R. 9504, the Tax-Exempt Hospitals Transparency Act, that would add reporting requirements for nonprofit hospitals’ Schedule H IRS forms.
Attacks on hospital networks are not limited to cyberspace. Hackers in physical proximity to network-connected devices can also launch cyberattacks against vulnerable computer systems.
The House Committee on Ways and Means is scheduled for July 1 to mark up a bill that would add reporting requirements for hospitals’ Schedule H IRS forms.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on June 12 issued a final rule revising its oversight of accrediting organizations (AOs) that evaluate hospitals and other healthcare providers for compliance with Medicare’s Conditions of Participation (CoPs).
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) May 28 issued a final rule that makes changes to the Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOTA) Model beginning July 1.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) June 1 issued an interim final rule implementing the new community engagement requirements (also referred to by CMS as “work requirements”) established under Public Law (P.L.) No. 119-21, the reconciliation bill, passed in July 2025.