In This Issue:
- Post-Acute Care Bill Passes, Sets Up Policymakers for Comprehensive Reform Effort
- Lawmakers still Focusing on SGR During “Lame Duck:”
- Implementation of the Affordable Care Act
- Other Federal Regulatory Initiatives
- Other Congressional and State Initiatives
- Other Health Care News
- Upcoming Congressional Hearings and Markups
- Excerpt from Post-Acute Care Bill Passes, Sets Up Policymakers for Comprehensive Reform Effort:
Last Thursday, September 18th, the U.S. Senate passed bipartisan legislation intended to lay the groundwork for comprehensive post-acute care reform. The Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT Act), had already passed the House on September 16, 2014 which means the President could sign the bill into law early this week.
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