Supreme Court backs HHS on Medicare payment to hospitals serving low-income patients
(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
(Source – www.cms.gov/newsroom) Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Read moreCould Medicare beneficiaries see a decrease in Medicare premiums?
The Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said: the overestimate in costs of covering an expensive and controversial new
Read moreHHS Announces New Policy to Make Coverage More Accessible and Affordable for Millions of Americans in 2023
(Source – www.cms.gov) The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS),
Read moreHHS examining risk adjustment practices that led to $12B in Medicare Advantage overpayments
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) HHS says it’s examining risk adjustment practices that may have led to billions
Read moreSenators pen bipartisan letter to support, strengthen Medicare Advantage
(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) A bipartisan group of 63 senators wrote a letter to HHS declaring their
Read moreFeds’ contract with Pfizer for Paxlovid has some surprises
(By Sydney Lupkin for NPR) The United States is spending about $530 for each 5-day course of Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill,
Read moreAt Nursing Homes, Long Waits for Results Render Covid Tests ‘Useless’
(By Rachana Pradhan for Kaiser Health News) More nursing homes are waiting longer for covid-19 test results for residents and
Read moreThe Biden administration used billions in hospital Covid-19 funds to pay drugmakers
(By Rachel Cohrs for STAT) WASHINGTON — The Biden administration quietly took nearly $7 billion from a fund meant to
Read more19 senators urge Medicare to cover at-home COVID-19 tests
(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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