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A bipartisan group of 29 senators yesterday urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to use its authority to remove substance use disorder treatment and facilities from the Medicaid exclusion on inpatient treatment for adults aged 22-64 in Institutions for Mental Disease.
The Food and Drug Administration today issued draft guidance for pharmacies, physician offices and outsourcing facilities that compound or repackage drugs or mix, dilute or repackage biological products. The guidance provides examples of insanitary conditions under the Federal Food, Drug and…
The AHA continues to accept nominations through Aug. 26 for its 2016 Rural Hospital Leadership Award, which recognizes a small or rural hospital CEO who has improved the process of care and patient outcomes in their community through leadership and innovation. For more information and to nominate a…
The final rule released Aug. 2 for the fiscal year (FY) 2017 hospital inpatient prospective payment system (PPS) is a “mixed bag for hospitals and the patients they serve,” the AHA said.The final rule will increase rates by 0.95% compared to FY 2016, after accounting for inflation and…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today issued its final rule for the fiscal year 2017 hospital inpatient prospective payment system, which will increase rates by 0.95% compared to FY 2016, after accounting for inflation and other adjustments required by law. In the rule,…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today issued its long-term care hospital prospective payment system final rule for fiscal year 2017. The rule finalizes a 2.8% market-basket update, a 0.3% cut for productivity and an additional 0.75% cut as mandated by the Affordable Care…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today awarded 40 states and territories between $200,000 and $720,000 each to enhance their information gathering to rapidly detect microcephaly and other birth defects caused by Zika virus. The funding also will help them refer infants and…
Aetna today announced agreements to divest certain Medicare Advantage plans by selling some portions of plans representing about 290,000 enrollees in 21 states to Molina Healthcare Inc., to satisfy Department of Justice concerns about competitive concentration. Molina currently has 4.3 million…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should better align Medicare uncompensated care payments with hospitals’ actual uncompensated care costs, the Government Accountability Office said in a report released yesterday. In the report, CMS agreed with the recommendation, noting…
The Federal Communication Commission’s Connect2Health Task Force today released a web-based mapping tool that allows users to overlay broadband and health data (such as obesity, diabetes and physician access) at the national, state and county levels to identify priority areas for…