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Health care reform discussions continue in U.S. Senate; CMS issues multiple rules relevant to payments to and policies for hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities

Photo of Thomas Dowdell (US)By Thomas Dowdell (US) on Posted in News from DC
On August 1, Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Ranking Minority Member Patty Murray (D-Wash.) of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions announced that the committee will hold hearings the week of September 4th on actions that Congress could take in an attempt to stabilize and strengthen the individual insurance markets in … Continue reading

CMS issues FY 2018 IPPS proposed rule and final rule intended to stabilize insurance marketplaces; Trump Administration threatens to end cost-sharing subsidies and vows to pass the AHCA

Photo of Thomas Dowdell (US)By Thomas Dowdell (US) on Posted in News from DC
Despite Congress being on Easter recess, last week was a busy week in Washington.  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its fiscal year (FY) 2018 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) proposed rule.   The rule provides that the proposed increase in operating payment rates for general acute care hospitals paid under the IPPS … Continue reading
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