Medicare Proposes Updates for SNF, IRF, and Hospice Payment Rules
Comment by May 28. CMS released proposed rules for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF), Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRF), and Hospice Wage I…
Month: April 2024
Medicare Proposes Updates to Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Payment Policies
Comment by May 28. On March 28, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to update Medicare payment policies and rate…
Final Rule Released Defining Short-Term Limited Duration Insurance
Last week, the Departments of Health & Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury released a final rule amending the definition of short-term, limited-du…
CMS Extends the Temporary Special Enrollment Period (SEP) for Consumers Losing Medicaid or CHIP Coverage Due to Unwinding of the Medicaid Continuous Enrollment
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance extending the special enrollment period for people who are no longer eli…
AI and Education
How can schools prepare for the AI revolution? This episode of Shift Everything focuses on AI and Education. Our guest is Micah Miner, District Administrator…
Explore Resources for National Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Month
The White House recently issued a presidential proclamation declaring April as National Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Month. “During Nationa…
Biden-Harris Administration Takes Action to Support the Primary Care Workforce
HRSA increases loan repayment amounts by 50% for primary care providers who commit to practicing in high need and rural areas Additional loan repaymen…
#SaludTues Tweetchat 5/14/24─Why Is Brain Health So Important?
Brain health is important – but we often overlook it. The World Health Organization defines brain health as the “state of brain functioning across…
New Federal Racial, Ethnic Categories Reflect Latino Diversity
For over 25 years, Americans have been asked to categorize themselves as one of five races standardized by the federal government. However, the Un…
Medicare Bayesian Improved Surname Geocoding (MBISG) Algorithm to Predict Race, Ethnicity of People with Medicare Now Available
CMS is pleased to announce the availability of a new Research Identifiable File (RIF) that utilizes the Medicare Bayesian Improved Surname Geocoding (…