A recording of the nearly three-hour focus on rural in the House Committee on Appropriations.  Testimony and discussion include access to health care, labor/workforce development, and education.
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  On April 10, 2023, CMS issued proposed changes to Medicare’s inpatient prospective payments made to acute care and long-term care hospitals.  Specifically, CMS proposes a 2.8% increase to hospitals that…

 On April 4, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would update the Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2024. In…

 On April 4, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to update Medicare payment policies and rates for the Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System (IPF…

  On April 3, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to update Medicare payment policies and rates for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRF) for fiscal year (FY)…

On March 31, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would update Medicare hospice payments and the aggregate cap amount for fiscal year (FY) 2024. The proposed…

 The Economic Research Service at the U.S. Department of Agriculture updated its statistics on several socioeconomic factors: people, jobs, rural-urban county classifications, income, and veterans.
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Researchers compared county-level data broadband capacity with telehealth use among Medicare Fee-for-Service beneficiaries from January through September 2020. The association between broadband access…

  A program in rural Tennessee experimented by supplying local food producers with knowledge and training about how to accept payment provided by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).  After a…

This week, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) alerted the public to the noticeable rise of xylazine, a non-opioid agent increasingly found in combination with opioids such…