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Supreme Court backs HHS on Medicare payment to hospitals serving low-income patients

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022 Arlene Sharp 0 Comments

(by Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Supreme Court sided with upheld the HHS approach to calculating certain Medicare

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HHS Extends American Rescue Plan Spending Deadline for States to Expand and Enhance Home- and Community-Based Services for People with Medicaid

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(Source – www.cms.gov/newsroom) Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid

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Could Medicare beneficiaries see a decrease in Medicare premiums?

May 31, 2022May 31, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

The Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said: the overestimate in costs of covering an expensive and controversial new

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HHS Announces New Policy to Make Coverage More Accessible and Affordable for Millions of Americans in 2023

April 29, 2022April 29, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(Source – www.cms.gov) The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS),

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HHS examining risk adjustment practices that led to $12B in Medicare Advantage overpayments

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) HHS says it’s examining risk adjustment practices that may have led to billions

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Senators pen bipartisan letter to support, strengthen Medicare Advantage

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) A bipartisan group of 63 senators wrote a letter to HHS declaring their

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Feds’ contract with Pfizer for Paxlovid has some surprises

February 2, 2022February 2, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By Sydney Lupkin for NPR) The United States is spending about $530 for each 5-day course of Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill,

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At Nursing Homes, Long Waits for Results Render Covid Tests ‘Useless’

February 2, 2022February 2, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By Rachana Pradhan for Kaiser Health News) More nursing homes are waiting longer for covid-19 test results for residents and

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The Biden administration used billions in hospital Covid-19 funds to pay drugmakers

January 27, 2022January 27, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By Rachel Cohrs for STAT) WASHINGTON — The Biden administration quietly took nearly $7 billion from a fund meant to

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CMS HHS Medical Technology Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Pandemic 

19 senators urge Medicare to cover at-home COVID-19 tests

January 26, 2022January 26, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) Nineteen senators co-signed a letter to HHS and CMS urging the agencies to

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