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Washington Healthcare Update - August 2024 #2

This Week in Washington: Congress remains in recess....more

8/27/2024 / Drug Pricing , Health Care Providers , Medicaid , Medicare , Physician Fee Schedule , Section 340B , Telehealth

Washington Healthcare Update - May 2024 #2

This Week in Washington: House Ways and Means Committee marks up telehealth legislation; CMS extends state Medicaid unwinding flexibilities; Senate HELP Committee ranking member releases white paper outlining possible NIH...more

5/14/2024 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , HRSA , Medical Devices , OCR , Proposed Rules , Telehealth

Washington Healthcare Update - November 2023 #3

This Week in Washington: House and Senate pass continuing resolution; House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee reports out 21 healthcare bills; Senate Finance Healthcare Subcommittee holds hearing on telehealth...more

11/21/2023 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Medicaid , Medicare , OIG , Pharmaceutical Industry , Prescription Drugs , Proposed Rules , Telehealth

President Biden’s Budget Invests in Healthcare

Although President Biden’s budget is almost always dead on arrival on Capitol Hill, it serves as an outline of the administration’s priorities. In the budget process, the House and Senate are to work separately on budget...more

3/14/2023 / Affordable Care Act , Biden Administration , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Federal Budget , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Medicare , Medicare Advantage , Prescription Drugs , Telehealth

Washington Healthcare Update - September 2022 #3

Congress - House - Health Legislation - On Sept. 21, the House Ways & Means Committee passed two bills to improve Medicare’s inpatient psychiatric facility payment system and add intensive inpatient program coverage...more

9/26/2022 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , OIG , Proposed Rules , Section 1557 , Telehealth

Washington Healthcare Update - September 2022 #2

This Week in Washington: Congress Focuses on FDA User Fee Legislation, Telehealth and Continuing Resolution; Administration Issues Executive Order on Biomanufacturing....more

9/20/2022 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Physician Fee Schedule , Popular , Proposed Rules , Section 1557 , Telehealth

Washington Healthcare Update - June 2022 #2

This Week in Washington: Supreme Court Rules in Favor of 340B Hospitals, FDA Approves COVID-19 Vaccines for Children Under Five...more

6/23/2022 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , HRSA , Proposed Rules , Telehealth , Vaccinations

Washington Healthcare Update - May 2022 #2

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

5/17/2022 / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , HRSA , Medicare , Popular , Proposed Rules , Telehealth

Congress Passes HHS Funding Increase, Expands Telehealth, Sets Cybersecurity Reporting Requirements

Last week, Congress passed an appropriations package for the rest of fiscal year 2022. While the package increases funding for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by 12 percent, it also contains important...more

3/18/2022 / Cybersecurity , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Hospitals , Popular , Reporting Requirements , Telehealth

Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Addresses Telehealth, Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program

On Nov. 2, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule to update the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and address other Medicare Part B issues for Calendar Year (CY) 2022. The rule, which goes...more

11/12/2021 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) , Final Rules , Health Care Providers , Medicare , Physician Fee Schedule , Physicians , Telehealth

Reorganizing the Health Resources Administration (Again)

On Aug. 31, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) issued a notice announcing the reorganization of several parts of the agency. This is not the first effort in...more

9/9/2021 / CARES Act , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , HRSA , Telehealth , Trump Administration

Washington Healthcare Update - August 2021 #4

This week in Washington: House passes budget resolution with compromise, setting up a September deadline for infrastructure bill vote....more

8/31/2021 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Drug Pricing , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Physician Fee Schedule , Proposed Rules , Telehealth , Vaccinations

Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule Addresses Mental Telehealth, Diabetes Improvement Program, Coinsurance for...

On July 13, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the annual proposed rule for updating the physician fee schedule and other Medicare Part B services. Proposed Telehealth Changes Focus on...more

7/15/2021 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Health Care Providers , Medicare , Physician Fee Schedule , Physicians , Proposed Rules , Telehealth

Washington Healthcare Update - March 2021 #5

Congress - House - Representatives Propose a Permanent Extension of CHIP Funding - The House Energy and Commerce Committee is looking at ways to strengthen the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and expand Medicaid coverage. A...more

3/30/2021 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Medicare , OMB , Popular , Prescription Drugs , Telehealth , Vaccinations

Telehealth: How the Pandemic Is Shaping the Future of Remote Healthcare

As of late March 2021, 475 million people worldwide have received a COVID-19 vaccine. Although a return to normalcy is drawing closer, it is unclear how state and federal governments will regulate and reimburse for telehealth...more

3/26/2021 / Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Health Care Providers , Medicare , MedPAC , Public Health Emergency , Telehealth

Washington Healthcare Update - March 2021 #3

This week in Washington: Budget reconciliation package passes and is signed into law; Becerra’s nomination for HHS secretary advances in the Senate....more

3/16/2021 / CARES Act , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Health Care Providers , Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) , Nursing Homes , Telehealth

Washington Healthcare Update - March 2021 #2

This week in Washington: Budget reconciliation goes back to the House with changes for vote on Tuesday....more

3/9/2021 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , GAO , Infectious Diseases , Medicare Part B , Prescription Drugs , Section 340B , Telehealth

Omnibus Appropriations Package – 15 Key Provisions for Healthcare Providers

Passed by Congress Dec. 21, 2020, and signed by President Donald Trump Dec. 27, 2020, the $1.4 trillion omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133), includes numerous statutory provisions that directly affect...more

1/14/2021 / CARES Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Health Care Providers , Medicare , Physician Fee Schedule , Telehealth

Washington Healthcare Update - October 2020 #1

This week in Washington: The Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the government until Dec. 11 was signed by President Trump; House passes COVID-19 stimulus bill....more

10/6/2020 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Cost-Sharing , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Healthcare Fraud , Medicaid , OMB , Pharmaceutical Industry , Telehealth , Trump Administration

Washington Healthcare Update - September 2020 #2

This week in Washington: House passes bipartisan continuing resolution (CR) to avoid government shutdown; Senate set to pass the CR this Tuesday....more

9/29/2020 / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Continuing Resolution , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , GAO , Health Care Providers , Medicaid , Medicare , Medicare Part D , Telehealth , Trump Administration

Washington Healthcare Update - August 2020 #4

This week in Washington: Congress remains in a district work period, while COVID-19 legislative talks continue....more

9/1/2020 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Health Care Providers , Medicaid , Medicare , Right to Try , Telehealth

Washington Healthcare Update - August 2020 #3

This week in Washington: COVID-19 bill negotiations continue; House and Senate remain in district work periods....more

8/18/2020 / CARES Act , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Health Care Providers , Telehealth

Washington Healthcare Update - August 2020 #2

This week in Washington: Senate stays in session this week as negotiations on the COVID-19 package continue, but is not expecting votes; House remains in district work period....more

8/11/2020 / 1332 Waiver , Ambulatory Surgery Centers , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) , Medicaid , Medicare , Opioid , Public Charge , SAMHSA , Telehealth , Trump Administration

Washington Healthcare Update - July 2020 #2

This week in Washington: Both the House and Senate return to session, discussions on the next COVID-19 package begin....more

7/21/2020 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Health Care Providers , Medicaid , Medicare , MedPAC , Nursing Homes , Telehealth , Trump Administration

Washington Healthcare Update - April 2020 #2

This week in Washington: The Senate reconvenes April 13 to continue negotiations on the next COVID-19 stimulus package; the House is expected to reconvene April 20....more

4/14/2020 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Pharmaceutical Industry , Telehealth , Trump Administration

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