Advocacy & Policy

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 1 issued the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) final rule with comment for calendar year (C

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 2 issued the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule, which would update payment rates and policies fo

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 2 released a final rule that will make changes to the Quality Payment Program under the Medicare Acces

The Senate Finance Committee Oct. 26 released its bipartisan discussion draft on “Medicare and Other Health and Human Services Extender Provisions.”

The House Committee on Veterans Affairs held an Oct. 24 hearing on pending draft legislation to reform how veterans access care at non-Department of Veterans Af

The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) met Oct. 26-27 to discuss a variety of issues, including an updated on the Children’s Health Insura

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) issued an Oct. 16 request for comments on how to implement a Quality Bonus System as part of the Childre

he House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee held an Oct. 11 hearing on the 340B Drug Pricing Program.

The Senate Finance Committeeand House Energy and Commerce Committeeboth advanced bills to reauthorize funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

The AAMC and American Hospital Association (AHA) sent an Oct. 5 letter to Energy and Commerce Chair Greg Walden (R-Ore.) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone (D-N.J