ONC Seeks Feedback on Federal IT Strategic Plan
Comment by May 28. The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology (IT) seeks public input on their draft 2024-2030 Fed…
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CISA Seeking Comments on New Covered Cyber Incidents for Covered Entities such as Critical Access Hospitals
Comment by June 4. On April 4, 2024, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) will release its proposed rule to implement new repor…
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…
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…
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…
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 (…
Risant Health Completes Acquisition of Geisinger
Risant Health has announced the completion of its acquisition of Geisinger as its first health system dedicated to increasing access to value-based ca…
Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance and Independent, Noncoordinated Excepted Benefits Coverage Final Rules Released on March 28, 2024
On Thursday, March 28, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury (collectively, the Departments) released the Short-Term, …
