CMS: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
The Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) is
seeking comments on the following information collections:
1) Ambulatory Surgical Center Conditions for Coverage; 2)
Implementation of the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan (PDP)
and Medicare Advantage (MA) Plan Disenrollment Reasons
Survey; and 3) Transitional Pass through payments related
to Drugs, Biologicals, and Radiopharmaceuticals to
determine eligibility under the Outpatient Prospective
Payment System. Comments are due by May 13, 2024. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - March 13, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Mississippi will allow quicker Medicaid coverage during pregnancy to try to help women and babies
Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a new law that will allow women to receive Medicaid coverage earlier in pregnancy (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - March 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Biden campaign takes aim at Trump stance on entitlements in new advertisement
U.S. President Joe Biden disembarks Air Force One as he arrives in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S., March 11, 2024. The re-election campaign of President Joe Biden on Monday released a new digital advertisement targeting Donald Trump over comments the former president made to CNBC about cutting…#airforceone #manchester #newhampshire #donaldtrump #socialsecurity #medicare #medicaid #squawkbox #trump #facebookinstagram (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UnitedHealth Cyberattack Could Hurt Hospitals ’ Credit
American healthcare providers may see their credit hurt following the recent cyberattack on UnitedHealth. That’s according to ratings agency Moody’s, whose projections were cited in a Sunday (March 10) report by Seeking Alpha. Late last month, an attack by the hacker group Blackcat/ALPHV on…#unitedhealth #changehealthcares #kailashchhaya #cms #hhs #medicare #medicaid #ama #loandepot #uhaul (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CMS: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is seeking comment on an information collection to support eligibility determinations for insurance affordability programs and enrollment through Health Benefits Exchanges, Medicaid, and CHIP Agencies. Comments are due by May 6, 2024. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - March 7, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
CMS Statement on Change Healthcare Cyberattack
The Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services statement that they are coordinating efforts in response to the recent Change Healthcare cyberattack. Notes they are aware of the disparate impact on small practices and community-based providers and considering their needs in the response. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - March 7, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Operating in the Red: Half of Rural Hospitals Lose Money, as Many Cut Services
Reports on financial struggles for rural hospitals across the country leading to department and facility closures and many more at risk of closure. Highlights common rural health disparities and notes impact of closures on rural communities. Discusses the impact of various policies on rural hospitals including Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement as well as the Rural Emergency Hospital designation. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - March 7, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
South Carolina Still Cannot Defund Planned Parenthood, US Court Rules South Carolina Still Cannot Defund Planned Parenthood, US Court Rules
South Carolina cannot cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday, finding that doing so would deprive Medicaid patients of...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape ObGyn and Womens Health Headlines)
Source: Medscape ObGyn and Womens Health Headlines - March 6, 2024 Category: OBGYN Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health Source Type: news
CMS: Medicare Program; Announcement of the Re-Approval of COLA Under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988
Announcement from the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) of receipt of an application from COLA for re-approval as an accreditation organization for clinical laboratories under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) program for several specialty and subspecialty laboratories. CMS has re-approved COLA as an accreditation organization under CLIA and grants deeming authority for 6 years through March 6, 2030. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - March 6, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
South Carolina still cannot defund Planned Parenthood, US court rules
South Carolina cannot cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday, finding that doing so would deprive Medicaid patients of their right to choose their provider. The order marks the third time that a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of…#southcarolina #medicaid #plannedparenthood #ussupremecourt #alanwilson #southatlantic #charleston #columbia #jharviewilkinson #julieedwards (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Calls Mount for Government Help as Change Healthcare Hack Freezes Medical Payments
Hospitals and lawmakers call on Medicare and Medicaid to advance payments amid revenue crunch two weeks after hack of UnitedHealth unit.#medicare #medicaid #unitedhealth (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
' Operating in the dark': NYC pharmacies fight to fill prescriptions after United Health attack
Some New York City pharmacies are still struggling to fill all of their customers’ prescriptions more than a week after a cyberattack crippled a technology used by health care providers and insurers. Following the attack, some patients have faced difficult decisions about whether to pick up their…#newyorkcity #medicaid #erinclary #changehealthcare #optum #unitedhealthgroup #dannydang #esco #change #eprescribing (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CMS: Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) Fees; Histocompatibility, Personnel, and Alternative Sanctions for Certificate of Waiver Laboratories; Correction
Notice from the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) making technical and typographical corrections to theDecember 28, 2023, notice titled "Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) Fees; Histocompatibility, Personnel, and Alternative Sanctions for Certificate of Waiver Laboratories." This correction is effective March 5, 2024, and applicable beginning January 27, 2024. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - March 5, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
HHS Statement Regarding the Cyberattack on Change Healthcare
Announces steps being taken by the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services related to the cyberattack on Change Healthcare, a unit of UnitedHealth Group. Notes flexibilities in place for claims processing, prior authorization, and electronic billing. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - March 5, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
InnovAge Launches First PACE Center in Florida Providing Comprehensive Healthcare Program for Seniors to Promote Independence
TAMPA, Fla., March 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- InnovAge Holding Corp. ("InnovAge") INNV, the industry leader in providing comprehensive healthcare programs to dual-eligible seniors through the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) launched a new center in Tampa, its first in the…#tampa #fla #innovageholdingcorp #innovage #innv #florida #patrickblair #pacehealthcare #medicare #medicaid (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
