Reps. Joe Courtney (D-CT), Glenn ‘GT' Thompson (R-PA), Susan DelBene (D-WA), and Ron Estes (R-KS reintroduced the bipartisan Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2023 (HR 5138), legislation to fix an arbitrary Medicare policy that excludes...
On July 31, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that updates Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) under the Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (SNF...
On July 31, 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced its Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model , which aims to improve the quality of life for...
The American Medical Association (AMA) is undertaking a new national study, supported by 173 health-care organizations, to collect representative data on physician practice expenses. The aim of the Physician Practice Information (PPI) Survey is to...
REMINDER: The Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Provider Preview Reports have been updated and are now available. These reports contain provider performance scores for quality measures, which will be published on Care Compare and Provider Data Catalog...
House appropriators began the process of passing a health funding bill that contains $17.4 billion in cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services that could result in shutting down AHRQ and cutting $1.6 billion from CDC’s current funding...
Last week, the Moving Forward Nursing Home Quality Coalition released its nine action plans for nursing homes. Each action plan describes a particular challenge facing nursing homes today, explains why it is important to residents’ quality of life,...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted the Program Year 2022 Open Payments data to CMS.gov . The posting includes updated data submitted and attested to by applicable manufacturers and group purchasing organizations that are...
To participate in an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) for performance year 2024, work with an ACO to join their participant list. ACOs must submit their lists to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) by August 1 at: Noon ET for...
On July 13, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its calendar year (CY) 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Proposed Rule. As the Society analyzes the proposed rule, we wanted to inform you of a few key points...
