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Newsroom
CMS Extends Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has extended the Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design model for calendar years 2025 through 2030.
Updates for the Week of April 3
April 17 Webinar: Resources for Reporting FY 2025 eCQM and Hybrid Measure Data
May 9: CMS Provider Compliance Focus Group: Provider Compliance Activities Post-PHE
Post-Acute Care Quality Reporting Program: Videos & Patient Cue Cards
Expanded Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model: March Newsletter, FAQs, & Recordings
Judge Denies Request to Halt Petition on Executive Compensation in Los Angeles
Earlier this week, a Southern California judge denied a CHA and Hospital Association of Southern California (HASC) request to invalidate an SEIU-UHW petition to put a limit executive compensation in the city of Los Angeles on the March 2024 ballot.
Minimum Wage Bill Threatens Access to Care
This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.
A bill that claims to address health care worker retention in fact jeopardizes health care jobs, treats California’s essential workers inequitably, and reduces access to care throughout the state.
CMS Finalizes Policies for 2024 Medicare Advantage and Part D Programs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized changes to Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D programs for contract year 2024. The final rule is effective June 5.
FEMA Updates Guidance for COVID-19 Public Assistance Program
Earlier this year, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that the incident period for public assistance funding for eligible COVID-19-related work and reimbursable costs will close when the COVID-19 national and public health emergencies end on May 11.
CMS Issues Two Post-Acute Care PPS Proposed Rules
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued proposed rules for two post-acute care setting prospective payment systems (PPS) for the 2024 federal fiscal year (FFY).
CMS Issues Proposed Payment and Policy Updates for Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2024 inpatient psychiatric facility (IPF) prospective payment system proposed rule. Comments are due to CMS by 2 p.m. (PT) on June 5.
CMS Will Permit Health Care Microgrid Systems for Emergency Power Sources
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a categorical waiver allowing most health care facilities to use emergency power sources authorized by the 2021 edition of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Health Care Facilities Code, including a health care microgrid system (HCMS). The waiver excludes long-term care facilities that provide life support.
Loan Consolidation Deadline for Physician Public Service Loan Forgiveness Extended Through 2023
The U.S. Department of Education has updated guidance for its public service loan forgiveness (PSLF) program to clarify that eligible borrowers should consolidate their loans into direct government loans by the end of 2023. The previously stated deadline was May 1, 2023.
